The Vitality Approach
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The Vitality Approach
The vitality approach calls for a
shift from
negative to positive thinking
about how to
achieve and maintain
healthy weights.
The Vitality Approach involves:
Healthy Eating
Active Living
Positive Self and Body Image
Change from a
weight centred approach:
DIETING
Restrictive dieting
Counting calories, prescriptive diets
Weight cycling (yo-yo diets)
Eating disorders
TO THE VITALITY APPROACH:
HEALTHY EATING
Take pleasure in eating a variety
of foods
Enjoy lower-fat and complexcarbohydrate foods more often
Meet the body’s energy and
nutrient needs through a lifetime
of healthy enjoyable eating
Take control of how you eat by
listening to your hunger cues
Change from a
weight centred approach:
EXERCISE
No pain, no gain
Must be done three times a week in your target
rate zone
Burns calories
High attrition rates for vigorous exercise
programs
TO THE VITALITY APPROACH:
ACTIVE LIVING
Value and practice activities
that are moderate and fun
Be active your way every
day
Participate for the joy of
feeling your body move
Enjoy regular physical
activities as a part of your
daily lifestyle
Change from a
weight centred approach:
DISSATISFACTION WITH SELF
Unrealistic goals for body size and shape
Obsession and preoccupation with weight
Fat phobia and discrimination against overweight
people
Striving to be a perfect size and to maintain an
impossible ideal (thin or muscular) body size
Accepting the fashion, diet, and tobacco industries’
emphasis on slimness
TO THE VITALITY APPROACH:
POSITIVE SELF AND BODY IMAGE
Accept and recognize that healthy bodies
come in a range of weights, shapes and sizes
Appreciate your strengths and abilities
Be tolerant of a wide range of body sizes and
shapes
Relax and enjoy the unique characteristics
you have to offer
Be critical of messages that focus on
unrealistic thinness (in women) and
muscularity (in men) as symbols of success
and happiness
Change to the Vitality Approach
Healthy Eating (not dieting)
Active Living (not just exercise)
Positive Self and Body Image (not
a dissatisfaction with yourself)
“Healthy living” results in “Happy living”