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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
UPDATE<br />
INSPIRING HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES DECEMBER 2022<br />
In this issue...<br />
WELCOME<br />
<strong>Health</strong>y Christmas<br />
pg 2<br />
Tēnā Koutou Katoa,<br />
Summer is here. The days are longer, the sun shines brighter, the air feels warmer.<br />
What is it you enjoy most about this time of year? Every season has its own sights, smells <strong>and</strong><br />
sounds. I love the memories I associate with summer; the smell of barbeques <strong>and</strong> freshly cut<br />
grass; seeing people gather for outdoor activities <strong>and</strong> picnics, I don’t even mind the constant<br />
buzz of cicadas!<br />
As we reach this time of year, I often think to myself “why can’t summer be a year-round<br />
season?” Aside from the kiwi Christmas <strong>and</strong> activities we can partake in, summer naturally<br />
boosts my mood. I may be a little biased but I’m sure summer provides most people significant<br />
benefits to their health <strong>and</strong> wellbeing, both physically <strong>and</strong> mentally.<br />
Celebrating success<br />
pg 3<br />
I for one spend more time outdoors, exceeding my usual intake of Vitamin D. Not only am I<br />
more active, but I’m also more social, tend to increase my water intake, not to mention that<br />
I eat more nutritious, fresh foods which means fewer ‘comfort foods’. I even spend less time<br />
watching TV!<br />
Success story<br />
pg 4<br />
In saying this, in the downhill sprint to the holidays, it’s easy to feel stressed <strong>and</strong> rundown.<br />
During these times, our well-established exercise <strong>and</strong> healthy eating routines can be<br />
ab<strong>and</strong>oned. Does that ring a (jingle) bell? I also acknowledge that not everyone gets a break<br />
this time of year.<br />
Whether you are taking a break or working through, I hope you find the tips to enjoy a<br />
healthy, happy <strong>and</strong> stress-free Christmas helpful. I’m excited for you to read on to know what<br />
opportunities our Heath <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wellness</strong> team are offering over the holiday season <strong>and</strong> in 2023.<br />
I heard something the other day which made me smile, so noting the season, I felt it was<br />
a timely one to share… “Gratitude is like gravy – put it on everything!” So with that said,<br />
I pour out thanks to you; our participants; our partners <strong>and</strong> our community. You bring our<br />
programmes to life.<br />
Wishing you all the best for the holiday season <strong>and</strong> for a safe <strong>and</strong> happy Christmas <strong>and</strong> year<br />
ahead!<br />
Brooke<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Wellness</strong> Operations Manager<br />
SPORT<br />
A U C K L A N D<br />
SPORT AUCKLAND | Level 4, Gate B, Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Park Function Centre, Greenlane West, Epsom • PO Box 26599, Epsom, Auckl<strong>and</strong> 1344<br />
Ph 09 623 7900 • info@sportauckl<strong>and</strong>.co.nz • www.sportauckl<strong>and</strong>.co.nz
SPORT<br />
A U C K L A N D<br />
HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATE<br />
INSPIRING HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES<br />
HAVE a healthy, happy & stress-free<br />
christmas<br />
With Christmas <strong>and</strong> the summer holidays almost here,<br />
many of us eat out or indulge at home more than usual<br />
– in fact, it’s possibly started already! The good news<br />
is that you can still eat, drink <strong>and</strong> be merry without<br />
overdoing it.<br />
Here are our top tips for enjoying yourself this<br />
Christmas while being mindful of your health.<br />
TIPS<br />
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Be kind to yourself. Enjoy your Christmas celebrations without feeling stressed or deprived. Include your favourite<br />
foods <strong>and</strong> savour them rather than over-indulging then being hard on yourself. You can always nourish your body by<br />
adding in more nutrients in at your next meals. Overeating one day will not break your plan, so be kind to yourself.<br />
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Hydrate! With the combination of summer heat <strong>and</strong> dehydrating effects of alcohol, staying hydrated is important. Find<br />
fun ways to make water special – fruit, cucumber, etc. Soda water is a great option, be weary of tonic due to added<br />
sugar.<br />
Chill out <strong>and</strong> take some ‘me time’. Stop, breathe <strong>and</strong> delegate! There’s no need to do it all yourself; you’ll end up<br />
feeling tired <strong>and</strong> stressed. Include some ‘me time’ every day. It might be meditation, a walk in nature or simply reading<br />
a great book. A good-night’s sleep is also something to prioritise!<br />
Stay active. In New Zeal<strong>and</strong>, we’re fortunate to have countless green spaces, beautiful beaches, <strong>and</strong> breath-taking<br />
tracks. 20-minutes of activity each day is all you need: plan a short walk, a swim at the beach, a short yoga session,<br />
gardening, or a game of backyard cricket with whanau.<br />
Learn to say ‘No Thanks’. These are two powerful words many of us need to get better at using. This time of year,<br />
social events can come flooding in or perhaps you have lots of people asking for your help? As hard as it can feel, it’s<br />
ok to say no. Be polite <strong>and</strong> kind in your delivery of these words, but don’t spend the festive season eating more than<br />
you need or over-extending yourself just because you don’t want to offend or disappoint others. We need to look after<br />
ourselves first if we want to be able to be our best for other people.<br />
Be the one to take something healthy <strong>and</strong> delicious. If you are asked to take a plate to a gathering, show others<br />
how delicious healthy food can be, even when you put a festive spin on it. Here are some neat ideas for Christmas…<br />
IF YOU EVER FEEL CHRISTMAS<br />
PRESSURE IS AFFECTING<br />
YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE’S<br />
MENTAL WELLBEING, YOU<br />
DON’T NEED TO KEEP IT TO<br />
YOURSELF – CALL OR TEXT<br />
1737. THERE ARE TRAINED<br />
COUNSELLORS ALWAYS ON<br />
HAND TO HELP.
SUMMER 2022<br />
CELEBRATING SUCCESS<br />
GRADUATIONS NEXT WEEK!<br />
We’re excited to invite you to join us to celebrate the<br />
achievements of 2022 <strong>and</strong> wish each other well as we look<br />
forward to the festive season <strong>and</strong> 2023. As our wellbeing<br />
programmes wrapped up this week, our ‘Season’s Celebrations<br />
<strong>and</strong> Graduations’ will take place between 12th-15th December.<br />
We’d love you, your friends <strong>and</strong> whanau to join us. As we’ll be<br />
providing light refreshments, please check out the days/times<br />
below <strong>and</strong> RSVP here.<br />
• Monday 12th December, 10-11.30am: Avondale Community<br />
Centre, 99 Rosebank Road, Avondale.<br />
• Tuesday 13th December, 10.30-12pm: Franklin Pool & Leisure<br />
Centre, 29 Franklin Road, Pukekohe.<br />
CONGRATULATIONS to our <strong>Health</strong>y Lifestyle<br />
Advisors Jemi, Kavneet <strong>and</strong> Priyanka who graduated the<br />
AUT Certificate of Proficiency in Pacific Nutrition! We’re<br />
proud of these ladies <strong>and</strong> would love to thank the Heart<br />
Foundation <strong>and</strong> team at AUT who deliver this course.<br />
• Thursday 15th December, 10-11.30am: Te Matariki Clendon<br />
Community Centre & Library, 17 Palmers Road, Manurewa.<br />
• ** Cook’n Kiwi workshop <strong>and</strong> Graduation combined: Tuesday<br />
13th December, 10-12.30pm: Panmure Community Hall, 7/13<br />
Pilkington Road, Panmure.<br />
FITLIFE CELEBRATES TEN YEARS!<br />
FitLife is a free community health <strong>and</strong> fitness programme that is initiated <strong>and</strong> run by D65 Fitness. Ten years ago the programme<br />
launched in Mangere, <strong>and</strong> has slowly grown in presence <strong>and</strong> achieved impact for the community <strong>and</strong> whanau attending the<br />
sessions. The programme creates a fantastic atmosphere for people to achieve transformational change through exercise,<br />
healthy eating <strong>and</strong> whanau focussed lifestyle changes. The programme has now exp<strong>and</strong>ed to the Otara community as well, with 9<br />
sessions a week being delivered across the sites.<br />
Sport Auckl<strong>and</strong> was involved in the early years with some funding support <strong>and</strong> providing a fitness trainer to help with session<br />
delivery.<br />
Our team at Green Prescription routinely promote the FitLife sessions to participants as we know that they will be well supported<br />
by the D65 family! Congratulations to John <strong>and</strong> Fiona Mann <strong>and</strong> the entire crew that make things happen week in <strong>and</strong> week out<br />
inspiring healthy lifestyle change!<br />
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SPORT<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATE<br />
INSPIRING HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES<br />
SUMMER 2022<br />
What’s coming up over the holidays <strong>and</strong> in 2023…<br />
As we move into the festive season, whilst it feels like the pace is picking up, our wellbeing programmes <strong>and</strong> exercise sessions are winding down<br />
for the year. Our final exercise class of 2022 is Friday 16th December.<br />
Whilst scaling things back for 3-weeks, we shall remain connected <strong>and</strong> support our participants. Over the break, each week we will be releasing<br />
a ‘Workout of the Week’ video <strong>and</strong> a Nutrition Webinar. You can also opt in for our weekly motivational health <strong>and</strong> wellbeing text messages free of<br />
cost!<br />
From Monday 9th of January, we resume all online sessions – daytime <strong>and</strong> evening exercise classes <strong>and</strong> wellbeing programmes. These live Zoom<br />
sessions are easy to join - you may access the Zoom link <strong>and</strong> view our timetables here. If you’d like weekly reminders via text for the wellbeing<br />
topics, please let us know.<br />
Our community-based exercise classes <strong>and</strong> wellbeing programmes return between mid-January <strong>and</strong> mid-February. In response to your feedback,<br />
we also aim to kick off an evening wellbeing programme (over 6-weeks) so would love to hear from you if you’d like to join. Taking 20-seconds<br />
here to share your preferred day/time <strong>and</strong> location will enable us to best meet dem<strong>and</strong>.<br />
We acknowledge that not everyone is able to take a holiday this time of year but hope you find opportunities to relax <strong>and</strong> enjoy the company of<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> whanau as much as possible.<br />
SUCCESS STORY<br />
“HELLO, MY NAME IS DAWIE<br />
POMPALLIER;<br />
I am sharing my journey which began two months ago when I was<br />
200kgs+. Through regular exercise <strong>and</strong> changes to my eating, I have<br />
been able to reward myself with consistent weight loss throughout that<br />
time. One of my key messages to others on their health journey is that<br />
being patient is the key to opening doors of confidence, motivation <strong>and</strong><br />
self-esteem.”<br />
Prior to getting started with Green Prescription, Dawie described his<br />
heath <strong>and</strong> wellbeing as having “a lack of exercise, bad eating habits, I<br />
was addicted to energy drinks, had health issues <strong>and</strong> lacked confidence<br />
<strong>and</strong> motivation.”<br />
Through online media, seeing what others had achieved on their<br />
personal journeys Dawie was inspired to look at his own opportunities<br />
<strong>and</strong> take action!<br />
“My future goal is to keep going, stay positive, be consistent with my<br />
exercise. Share positive thoughts <strong>and</strong> ideas with others. <strong>Health</strong>-wise for<br />
me has improved, knowing that I have do exercise has made me feel<br />
good within myself.”<br />
Also “seeing the results of my daily exercise, I have had positive<br />
feedback from others sharing the same journey, particularly my<br />
whanau.”<br />
Dawie has a disciplined training routine at the Franklin Pool & Leisure<br />
Centre <strong>and</strong> continues to increase his water-based exercise from week<br />
to week. Alongside the amazing progress in fitness <strong>and</strong> confidence,<br />
Dawie has improved his eating habits through boosting vegetable<br />
intake, eating less carbohydrates <strong>and</strong> staying well hydrated. Dawie’s<br />
journey continues but the solid foundations are set in place!<br />
active families<br />
NO ONE LIKES BEING BORED,<br />
LEAST OF ALL KIDS!<br />
Our Active Families programme has partnered with the<br />
Y-Active team at the Ellerslie YMCA to offer a fun <strong>and</strong><br />
engaging multi-sport programme for our tamariki aged<br />
5-13 years. This 90-minute after-school programme aims to<br />
expose children to a variety of sports to develop confidence<br />
<strong>and</strong> skills through movement.<br />
Active Families supports children, youth <strong>and</strong> their whanau<br />
to get more active <strong>and</strong> learn about healthy eating. With<br />
new opportunities kicking off in 2023, if you would like to<br />
be involved with our free 6-12 month programme, we would<br />
love to hear from you!<br />
SPORT<br />
A U C K L A N D<br />
SPORT AUCKLAND | Level 4, Gate B, Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Park Function Centre, Greenlane West, Epsom • PO Box 26599, Epsom, Auckl<strong>and</strong> 1344<br />
Ph 09 623 7900 • info@sportauckl<strong>and</strong>.co.nz • www.sportauckl<strong>and</strong>.co.nz