Paige ONeil

Marywoods Step Team

12 members (10 girls, 2 guys)
Age range: 17-23
Diverse ethnicities
Practice is usually twice a week
 Information gathered through interviews and
surveys
Marywoods step team has been experiencing
dizziness, due to lack of proper hydration
and eating, as reported by the co-captain of
the team
Been on the team for 3 years
Identified causes: Busy schedules,
forgetfulness, fast movements, think that
practice may not be challenging enough
Goal: Reduce the cases of dizziness during step
team practice by November 14th, 2016.
Objectives:
Conduct a nutrition intervention on November
13th 2016.
Stress the importance of hydration during the
intervention
Stress the importance of eating before exercise
during the intervention
Ask coaches to bring extra granola bars to
practice and give them to people who have not
eaten
Conduct a survey three weeks later to see if the
goal was reached
 Uses the fear of a perceived threat as a
motivating factor, as well as, perceived
benefits as a more favorable path to action
This model will benefit the Step team
because there is a frequent threat of
dizziness during practice
 The first piece of the model states that
people will take action to change their ways
because they see themselves as threatened
by the condition
All members of the step team have either
experienced or witnessed a case of dizziness
during practice
This is a condition that has the potential to
be very dangerous especially if it causes
someone to fall or pass out
Threatens their well-being
 The second part of the model states that people
will search for a course of action in order to
reduce their risk and will have confidence in its
effectiveness
With information learned in the intervention,
members of the Step team will be able to reduce
their risk for dizziness by eating and hydrating
more before practice
The last piece of the model suggests that people
will believe they have the ability to perform the
new behavior
By completing the nutrition intervention, the
motivated members will have the knowledge,
support, and confidence in order to preform to
their highest ability
 35 minutes total
Introduction and pre-test=10 minutes
Discuss information on a provided
handout=15 minutes
Hydration (5 minutes)
Pre exercise nutrition (5 minutes)
Nutrition during exercise (5 minutes)
Conclusion and post-tests= 10 minutes
Strengths:
Participants will get the information they need to be more
successful in practice
Nutrition education programs are proven to be effective
Weaknesses:
As a nutrition major, I may speak above their ability to
understand nutrition
Opportunities:
This is a learning experience and will help me to identify
better educational approachs when presenting nutrition
topics
Threats:
If the captains of the step team are not on board with the
intervention
If many members do not show up to the intervention
 Product: Nutrition information is the service to be
delivered.
Place: Dance studio in the athletics center at Marywood
University. It is in this location because this is where
practices are usually held and it is accessible to everyone.
Promotion: I contacted the captains and co-captains
through emails to pitch the idea of the nutrition
intervention. Then I met them face to face to discuss
details of the program. The captains and co-captains then
contacted the team members to come to the intervention
through emails and text messages.
Position: Giving nutrition education to the step team
members can be positioned as an act of encouragement or
helpfulness. It encourages the members to eat and hydrate
before and during practice and it helps the team to come
together to make the most out of practice.
 1) Do you think eating and drinking before practice is
important?
2) How much water do you think you need per day?
3) What are the benefits of water? List three.
4) What are some signs of dehydration? List three.
5) Why is eating before practice important?
6) How long in advance should you eat before
exercising?
7) What are the benefits of eating before practice?
8) What are good sources of food to eat before
exercise? Bad?
9) Is eating during practice needed?
10) If yes, what types of food should you eat?
 HYDRATION
Why is it important?
Hydrating is important because it helps cool down the body
Water is the most important nutrient
Most people need about 8-12 cups of water per day
To calculate your specific needs: Take your weight in pounds and
divide it by 2.2 to get your weight in kilograms. Pounds / 2.2
= Kg
Take your Kg and divide by 8=
Signs of Dehydration
Dizziness, fatigue, raise in body temperature, discomfort, impatience,
headache, confusion, nausea
Can cause: fainting, cardiovascular strain, heat exhaustion,
increased heart rate
Sources= Water, sports drinks, caffeinated drinks, juice, fruits,
veggies, meats
Not= soda
Goal = Clear or pale yellow urine every 1-2 hours
 DURING EXERCISE
Is It Important?
Yes! You should be hydrating frequently
throughout the workout as well as consuming
small portions of food
Helps keep you energized and performing to
your best ability
Sources
Granola bar, water, Gatorade
 PRE-EXERCISE
Why is Eating before Practice Good for You?
Helps to keep you energized all through the practice, stops your body
from breaking down essential protein stores, food is shown to improve
attitudes, reduces fatigue and dizziness
When should you eat before practice?
You should be eating frequently throughout the day
In the hours leading up to practice, you should be consuming a
diet high in carbohydrates and some protein
Why?
Because when you exercise, carbs are providing you with the most
energy to perform to your best ability, therefore you must have
enough carbs in your system to sustain you for your activity and to
prevent your body from breaking down muscle
What are some Good Food Sources?
Pastas, wholegrain bread, fruits such as bananas, yogurt, oats
What are some Bad food Sources?
Fatty foods- doughnuts, cakes, pies, pizza
 Same as pre-test but with added questions:
11) Did you learn anything new?
12) What did you find most interesting?
13) Are you more likely to hydrate and eat
before practice?
14) What could be done to help you
start/continue this healthy habit?
 The nutrition intervention was implemented
on November 13th, 2016
There were 10 remaining members- all
participated in my program
The members of the step team were very
open to learning this new information in
order to improve their performance
 Before the program- only half of the members
could give me a detailed description of why
water was important and eight of the ten
members could give me three signs of
dehydration
After= all members answered correctly
Before- was clear that most members did not
know what foods were adequate for pre and
during workout meals
After= 9/10 answered correctly
Before- most did not know what times they
should be eating
After= all answered correctly
Program= Success
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