The adult program consisted of Marines and sailors - many of whom were overweight. Participants received weekly presentations on topics such as heart-healthy nutrition, energy balance (calorie intake and output), body composition, and eating for optimal health and fitness. The participants also worked out at the fitness center three times per week.
Program Information
Name of program
CSSG
Program start and end date
2/4/2003 to 4/8/2003
Number of times program met per week
5
Number of participants (total)
12
Number of male participants
10
Number of female participants
2
Target group
Adult
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Blood Pressure
-
Cholesterol
-
Location of activities
Classes
Fitness center
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Senior center
-
Other
-
Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson
Activity
Menus
-
Other
-
Public Visibility
Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Bulletin board or information racks
Newsletter or brochure
External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Media Coverage:
Print
Special Event(s):
N/A
Number of presentations: N/A
Other: N/A
Partners
Partners who contributed to adult programs:
Partner Name
Partner Contribution
There are no partners currently listed for this abstract.
Performance Measures
CSSG Participant scores showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, as well as FIT score. Heart-healthy eating attitude and behavior, and cholesterol knowledge also improved.
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