Texercise is a program of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
Step 4. Hold the kick-off event
Texercise provides resources to support your activities and motivate participants.
Please call 1-800-889-8595 or send an e-mail to texercise@dads.state.tx.us to receive kick-off event items.
- Texercise Promotional DVD — use this informative DVD to help participants understand how regular exercise and a healthy diet can improve their long-term health.
- Texercise Handbook — the handbook offers nutrition and fitness tips as well as detailed exercises designed to encourage individuals to adopt a healthy lifestyle. It is a great resource to provide participants at the kick-off event.
- Pledge Sheets — provide participants with a Texercise pledge sheet that they can complete and post in a visible place to reinforce their commitment.
- Pedometers — one of the promotional incentives Texercise provides are pedometers. Participants can obtain a pedometer by signing the Fit for the Health of It! Pedometer Sign-Up Sheet. Create table space where participants can easily sign up and receive their pedometers.
When the kick-off event is over, please send the completed "Fit for the Health of It!" Pedometer Sign-Up sheet to Texercise program staff by one of the following methods:
Mail:
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Attention: Texercise
701 West 51st St.,
MC: W-616
Austin, TX 78751
Fax: (512) 438-4829
E-mail: texercise@dads.state.tx.us
Assessing particpant health
Before someone starts a health and fitness program it is important they assess their current health status. The President's Challenge website posted the "Adult Fitness Test." This online assessment is an easy way for participants to assess their current health status and begin addressing their health goals. The assessment is available both online and in hard copy.
Also included on the website is the Pre-Participation Screening Questionnaire provided by the American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. The questionnaire is intended to identify if someone is at risk for cardiovascular events during the assessment.
These tools are not designed to replace a physician's assessment of an individual's health. Participants should consult their physician before beginning this or any exercise program.
Updated: August 25, 2010