Objectives

Explain useful techniques for changing physical activity and dietary behaviour are goal setting, action planning and self-monitoring

Description

Changing health-related behaviours in people can have a major impact on their risk of lifestyle-related disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes). This is because behaviour plays an important role in the health and well-being of people (e.g. smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity). Research shows peoples’ behavioural patterns are largely determined by their social circumstances and cultural contexts. Although genetic pre-dispositions contribute to physical illness in some people, they are generally less important than many people think.