Active For Life 101

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Active For Life 101
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What is Active For Life?

• Flexible, 10-week team-based worksite physical
  activity program
• Team-based approach, with ability to set
  individual goals
• Receive a point for each minute of physical
  activity counts toward individual and team
  goals
• Participants, Team Captains, and Directors
  provide encouragement to succeed
• Based on the Stages of Change Theory and the
  American Cancer Society (ACS) Guidelines for
  Physical Activity

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Evidence Base

• Five stages of change
• Precontemplation - No physical activity
• Contemplation - Not active, but intends to start
  in a few months
• Preparation - Participate in some physical
  activity, but not regularly
• Action - Have been active regularly for less than
  six months
• Maintenance - Regularly active for more than six
  months
• Individual Goal Setting, Social Support,
  Tracking/Journaling
• ACS Recommendations for Physical Activity for
  Cancer Prevention
• Adults Engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate
  to vigorous physical activity, above usual
  activities, on 5 or more days of the week 45 to
  60 minutes of intentional physical activity are
  preferable.
• Children and adolescents Engage in at least 60
  minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical
  activity at least 5 days per week.
• Moderate activity is anything that makes you
  breathe as hard as you do during a brisk walk.
  During moderate activity, you will notice a
  slight increase in your heart rate and breathing,
  but you probably wont break a sweat.
• Vigorous activity is performed at a higher
  intensity. These activities produce an increased
  heart rate, sweating, and breathing rate.

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AFL Structure with Exec Director
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Executive Director Role

• Highest role in the Active for Life (AFL) program
• Suggested for companies running multiple AFL
  campaigns with multiple Program Directors (PD)
  (i.e., an organization composed of a corporate
  office and two satellite offices, the
  organization will need an ED to oversee the AFL
  campaign and PDs to implement the campaign at
  each satellite office)

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Executive Director Responsibilities

• Invite Program Directors
• Work with Program Directors to coordinate your
  companys overall AFL program
• Determine incentives and activities
• Access reports for all campaigns
• Provide program analysis
• Wellness Planning Committee

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AFL Structure with a Program Director
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Program Director Role

• Manages a single AFL campaign
• May be the highest role in the AFL campaign if
  Executive Director level is not needed
• Works closely with Executive Director if
  applicable
• If no ED, PD determines campaign dates, bonus
  points, incentives and activities

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Program Director Responsibilities

• Determine logistics of campaign
• Communicates with management
• Selects and invites Team Captains
• Creates program news
• Monitors team reports
• Distributes incentives and plans activities
• Chair the campaigns Wellness Planning Committee

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Team Captain Role Responsibilities

• Provides program information and support directly
  to the program participants
• Essential part of keeping the Participants
  motivated
• Selects the team name and team logo (logo is
  optional)
• Invites the employees to participate on their
  team
• Monitors team and Participant reports

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Participant Role Responsibilities

• Participates in the activities
• Encourages other participants
• Enjoys the benefits of using the AFL program
• Commits to being physically active
• Logs their points and keeps their activity log
  up-to-date

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Role Recap
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Active For Life Support Tools

• AFL Best Practices
• A document that shares ideas and suggestions from
  other companies or organizations who have
  implemented Active For Life in their environment
• Training presentations available for each role
  within Active For Life
• Campaign Tips within the AFL site
• Section of the site that houses role specific
  tips and resources
• Active For Life Help section
• Details step by step directions by role to assist
  in navigating the AFL site
• ACS Relationship Manager Support

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Home Pagewww.activeforlife.org
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Participant Dashboard
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Optional Nutrition and Weight Tools
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• For more information about
• Active For Life,
• contact your ACS Relationship Manager
• Or
• activeforlife_at_cancer.org

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