3: Track Your Activity

Prevent T2: Lifestyle Coaching Program

Tracking Your Activity: Harnessing Data for Health

Today’s session is called "Track Your Activity" to Prevent T2, and the importance of tracking physical activity to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to identify some different tracking methods, and understand the importance for consistency in tracking to achieve long-term health goals. You’ll also make a new Action Plan for the next week.

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Chapters, Key Takeaways, & Questions

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Recap of Last Session

• What questions do you have about the last session, episode 2?
• How did things go with the action plan you made last time? What went well?
• What didn’t go as planned?
• Did you face any challenges?

02:23 Tracking Your Activity

04:00 Purpose of Tracking

Take a moment now to consider:

• What are some other things you track in your life?
• And why do you track them?

06:31 Practice Tracking

09:24 How to Track

Tracking your activity comes down to two simple steps:

1. Time your activity
2. Record your minutes of activity

11:04 Ways to Record Your Activity

12:25 Wrap-Up

The CDC Diabetes Prevention Program Curriculum (CDC DPP Curriculum) is based on the curriculum from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) research study supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease.

© 2012, University of Pittsburgh, based on the DPP research trial supported by cooperative agreement number U01-DK48489 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has certain rights in the material.

Medical Disclaimer: THIS PODCAST IS NOT INTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MEDICAL ADVICE. NO INFORMATION ON THIS SHOW SHOULD BE USED TO DIAGNOSE TREAT, PREVENT OR CURE ANY DISEASE OR CONDITION. YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE PODCAST OF A MEDICAL DOCTOR, DIETICIAN, OR THERAPIST. All information, content, and material of this podcast is for informational purposes only and is provided so that listeners can make their own nutrition and health decisions after consulting with their health care provider. This is one of my big themes of taking action for yourself. Making the decision now to change your future. Although I am involved in healthcare and have been for many years, I am not a medical doctor, therapist or dietician. I am not treating or diagnosing any medical conditions. Information provided on this podcast is not a substitute for routine consultation with your healthcare provider. I recommend consulting with your healthcare provider before making any changes related to a specific condition.

Individual results may vary and are not guaranteed.