Inkhulumomphendvulwano ne Co-Founder James O. Hill, Ph.D.
Ingabe i-pedometers iyasiza ngempela abantu ukuvimbela inzuzo yesisindo? Ngahlangana noJames O. Hill, Ph.D., umcwaningi wokukhuluphala futhi umbhali we "The Diet Step". Ungumsunguli waseMelika ekuhambeni, uhlelo oluhambayo lwe-pedometer lokuhamba nge-intanethi elinabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.3 abahamba nge-STEPtember kanye nezigidi eziningi zisebenzisa amathuluzi abo oku-intanethi mahhala ukuze athuthukise ngaphezulu futhi athuthukise imikhuba yabo yokudla.
Yimiphi imiphumela ongayichaza ngokugqugquzela abantu ukuba basebenzise futhi benze izinguquko zokudla?
Ucwaningo lwaseMelika Ohambweni luye lwathola ukuthi inzuzo yesisindo ingavinjelwa phakathi kwabantu abadala abangu-90 ngokuguqula ibhalansi yamandla ngamakhilomitha angu-100 ngosuku . Abantu abhalisa i-America On Move futhi bazibophezele ekwenzeni izinguquko ezincane zokuphila babike impumelelo ekukhuleni ngokomzimba nokuvimbela inzuzo yesisindo.
Ifilosofi yaseMelika Ekuhambeni - ukwenza izinguquko ezincane, ezengeziwe ekudleni nasemisebenzini - izibopho kahle ngendlela engeyona yokudla yokulwa nokukhuluphala ngokweqile. Ingabe izifundo zakho zithole ukuthi ziphumelele?
Yebo. Lokho esikutholile yilabo baseMelika abaningi, ukudla ukudla akusebenzi. Akukhona nje ngokulahlekelwa isisindo; kungcono ngokugcina isisindo esinempilo. Abantu bahamba ngezidlo, balahlekelwa isisindo - bese bawuthola konke, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngaphezulu. Umjikelezo ononya. Ukudliwa yedwa akuwanele. Ukwebiwa akuyona isu elide.
Futhi umsebenzi womzimba kufanele ube yingxenye yesisombululo. Ekufundiseni abantu ukuthi benze kanjani izinguquko ezincane, ezilula ekukhethweni kwazo kokudla nokusebenza ngokomzimba, bangaphumelela. Futhi uma benza, bashukumiseleka ukwenza okunye ukuze bathuthukise impilo yabo yonke.
Sanyathelisa iphepha e-Pediatrics ngonyaka odlule lapho sihlola indlela encane yokushintsha emindenini enezingane eziqine kakhulu.
Sithole izinguquko ezincane zinciphisa inzuzo yesisindo ezinganeni, ezivumela ukuba zikhule zibe yisisindo esinempilo.
Ingabe abaseMelika bayekela ekudleni? Ingabe banquma ukuthi kulungile ukulungele kodwa kunamafutha?
Abantu abaningi baye bazama zonke izidlo zefad. Kungenzeka ukuthi balahlekelwa isisindo kodwa babuyisela futhi abanye baye banquma ukuthi ukudla kwabo akuyona yabo. I-America On Move inikeza okunye okungeyona yokudliwayo kepha kungokwenza ukhetho lokuphila ngokucophelela. Ungase ungalahlekelwa lawo ma-pounds angu-50 kodwa cishe uzothola isisindo esinempilo futhi ongayilondoloza kuze kube phakade.
Iphuzu lapha ukukwenza izinguquko ezifanele zokuphila - udle kahle futhi usebenze ngokwengeziwe. Lokhu kuzosiza kokubili ukuqina kwakho futhi kukusize ulahlekelwe isisindo esincane. Ngeke ufike esisisweni sakho esihle kepha uzoba nempilo enhle. Okubalulekile ukuthi noma ngabe isisindo sakho siphila kangcono futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuqina kwakho, ukungabi ngokweqile noma ukugqwala kuncono.
Ama-Pedometers athole ukuthanda, ngokuyingxenye ngenxa yocwaningo lwakho namaphrojekthi. Ingabe lo mkhuba uqhubeka, noma ingabe iyadlula?
Siye sabona isithakazelo esiqinile ekusetshenzisweni kwe- pedometer kusukela ekudalweni kwe-America Ekuhambeni ngo-2003 futhi sikholelwa ukuthi isithakazelo sizoqhubeka.
Eqinisweni, isifundo seStanford University sithole ukuthi abasebenzisi be-pedometer bathathe izinyathelo ezingaphezu kuka-2 500 ngosuku kunabantu abangasebenzisanga i-pedometer. Ngokufanayo, ukusetshenziswa kwe-pedometer kwakuhlotshaniswa nokulahlekelwa isisindo nokuthuthukiswa kwengcindezi yegazi. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle kulabo bethu abagqugquzela ukusetshenziswa kwe-pedometer nsuku zonke.
Isifundo Sithola Ama-Pedometers Umsebenzi Wokulahlekelwa Isisindo
Ingabe izintengo eziphezulu zegesi zizoholela ekutheni abantu abaningi bahambe futhi bahamba ngebhayisikili?
Sithemba ngokuphelele kanjalo. Akukho ukudla eplanethi kungalingana namazinga aphansi angabonakali okungawenzi kahle esiwabona namhlanje e-US Sifanele sithole isizwe sethu sihamba futhi. Izintengo eziphezulu zegesi kanye nokunyakaza okuluhlaza kubangela ukuba abantu babuyele ezinyaweni zabo.
Ukwenza kanjalo ngeke nje kuthuthukise impilo yomuntu ngamunye, kodwa kuzokwenza ngcono isimo sethu jikelele. Kodwa ukwesaba kwami ukuthi uma amanani kagesi ehla futhi, ukuhamba kuzokwehla.
Ngesikhathi esibucayi sezomnotho, ingabe umphakathi uzosebenzisa ngisho nangaphansi noma ingabe izothola izindlela ezingabizi zokuhlala zisebenza?
Ngicabanga ukuthi amaMelika ahlakaniphile futhi azothola izindlela ezingabizi zokuhlala zifanelekile. Kodwa sidinga ukusiza ukudala imvelo ukuze kube lula kubantu ukwenza izinqumo ezinempilo. I-America On Move empeleni ithatha leli thuba ukukhombisa ukuthi kulula kanjani ukwenza lokho nje. Ukwengeza izinyathelo zosuku lwethu, ukunyathela ezinyathelweni ezimbalwa laphaya, kuyindlela enhle yokuphila ngokuphila kahle. Futhi ngokwenza ukukhetha okuhlakaniphile kokudla, singakwazi ukusika ama-khalori bese senza umehluko omkhulu. I-America emkhankasweni we-STEPtember we-Move, okuwumzamo wenyanga yonke wokufundisa abantu baseMelika ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukwenza izinguquko ezincane ekukhetheni kokudla kanye namazinga omsebenzi, kuyindlela enhle yokuqalisa ukuphila ngendlela enempilo - mahhala .
Abantu kungenzeka bajoyine ama-gyms angaphansi kodwa bahamba ngaphezulu. Ngokuvamile lokhu kungenzeka kube ngcono empilweni yabo.
Imithombo:
UJames O. Hill, Ph.D. interview, 9/23/08.
USusan J. Rodearmel, uHolly R. Wyatt, uNanette Stroebele, uSheila M. Smith, uLorraine G. Ogden, noJames O. Hill. "Izinguquko Ezincane Ku-Sugar Diet and Activity Physical njengendlela Yokuvimbela Isisindo Esiqediwe Ukuthola: I-America Yokuthutha Komndeni." I-Pediatrics, Okthoba 2007; 120: e869 - e879.
UDena M. Bravata; Crystal Smith-Spangler; UVandana Sundaram; U-Allison L. Gienger; Nancy Lin; URobyn Lewis; UChristopher D. Stave; Ingram Olkin; UJohn R. Sirard. "Ukusetshenziswa kwe-Pedometer Okuhlobene Nomsebenzi Wokwenyama Owandayo, Ukunciphisa Ukucindezeleka Kwegazi Nesisindo." I-JAMA. 2007; 298 (19): 2296-2304.