Question

Deborah recently went through menopause and is finding that maintaining her weight isn't as easy as it used to be and she would like to lose weight. Her husband is not supportive of exercise, and Deborah is not motivated without his support. What is the best exercise-self regulation strategy for helping Deborah begin a successful exercise program?

Answer 1

Answer:

Re visit Deborah's motivations for exercise, and encourage her to replace her weight loss goals with goals related to meeting new people, relieving stress, and feeling good.

Explanation:

The best exercise-self regulation strategy for helping Deborah begin a successful exercise program is by encouraging her to try and replace her thought of losing weight with meeting new people, stress relief and always feeling good since her husband was not in support of the weight loss exercise.

Answer 2

Answer: The options are given below:

a) revisit Deborah's motivations for exercise, and encourage her to replace her weight loss goals with goals related to meeting new people, relieving stress, and feeling good.

b) Deborah should be motivated through using tape measurements and scale measurements at least once a week so she can see she is on target to lose weight.

c) encourage Deborah to set a goal of losing 2 pounds a week so she has something measurable to obtain each and every week.

d) consider encouraging Deborah to have a serious conversation with her husband about how important staying active is to her and how she needs his support in order to be successful.

The correct option is A.

Explanation:

The best strategy is to revisit Deborah's motivations for exercise, and encourage her to replace her weight loss goals with goals related to meeting new people, relieving stress, and feeling good.

This will help Deborah live healthily because she feels undisturbed about the lack of support from her husband.