An intergenerational health and wellness program for all Texans

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Michael P. Wilson, PhD Aging Texas Well
Coordinator Senior Gerontologist, State of Texas
May 7, 2006
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DADS Mission

• To provide a comprehensive array of aging,
  disability,
• and mental retardation services and supports
• that are easily accessed in local communities.

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Changing Face of Texas

• From 2005 to 2040, the population age 65 and over
  is projected to grow from 2.2 to 6.3 million.
• A growth rate of about 184 percent!

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Challenges of Aging
Baby Boomers

• Currently between the ages of 42-60
• One turns 50 every 9 seconds
• Represent 22 of the US population, and 20.2 of
  the Texas population

Texas's 60 population is.

• Living longer
• Growing more rapidly than any other population
  group
• Becoming more diverse

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Challenges of Aging

• Texas ranked 6th in the U.S. in highest rate of
  adult obesity at 25.3 percent
• Cardiovascular diseases are among the 10 most
  frequent causes of hospitalization of people 45
  years and older in Texas
• More than 1.3 million Texans have diagnosed
  diabetes and an estimated 343,000 additional
  Texans with undiagnosed diabetes
• 46.3 - almost a half - of Texas residents aged
  55 to 64 reported chronic joint symptoms
  associated with arthritis

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Challenges of Aging
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• Statewide fitness program
• Promotes awareness of the benefits of regular
  physical activity and proper nutrition
• Promotes activity among individuals, families,
  and neighborhoods that adds support to the
  practice of positive lifestyle changes

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Benefits of Texercise
Minimizes the impact of disease

• Lowers the risk of developing diabetes,
  hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, coronary
  heart disease, and weak muscles and bones
• Lowers the risk of depression and anxiety

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Benefits of Texercise
Promotes healthy muscles, bones, and joints

• Slows the decline of bone mineral density that
  can lead to osteoporosis
• Promotes muscle and bone strength which reduces
  the risk of falls and fractures

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Benefits of Texercise
Reduces the cost of medical care

• Physically active people require fewer hospital
  stays and physician visits, and use less
  medication than those who are physically inactive
• Direct medical costs attributable to inactivity
  and obesity accounted for nearly 10 of all U.S.
  health care expenditures

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Benefits of Texercise
A more beautiful you

• Improves sense of well being
• Improved appearance
• Enhanced social life
• Increased stamina

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Texercise Handbook

• Nutrition facts and recommendations
• Proper warm-up and cool down
• 4 Types of Exercise
• Fitness Logs

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Texercise Teams

• Regional teams made up of state and local
  partners
• Committed to achieving a shared purpose
• Build and maintain community interest in adopting
  healthy lifestyles
• Provide and plan activities and awareness
• Motivate community participation in fitness
  activities
• Community ownership and local interest

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Texercise Team Resources
www.Texercise.com
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Texercise Team Resources

• Texercise Certificates
• Texercise Handbook
• Team Planning Guide
• Media Packet
• Fact sheets, Incentives and Support

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Current Texercise Teams

• Capital Texercise launched in May 2005 and
  serving the central Texas area
• Alamo Texercise launched in September 2005 and
  serving the greater San Antonio area
• Texercise Dallas launched in October 2005 and
  serving the Dallas metroplex area

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Upcoming Team Launches
Spring 2006 Marshall, Texas Denton, Texas
Lubbock, Texas Waco, Texas
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Dallas Activities

• Texercise Dallas Team launched October 13, 2005
  at the Cotton Bowl with former Dallas Cowboys
  Billy Joe Dupree and Tony Hill and over 1,000
  participants
• Distributed handbooks, PARD master plan trails,
  Jazzercise coupons and partner information
• Texercise Dallas website implemented

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Local Organized Activities

• Senior Centers
• Walking Clubs
• Local events
• Community College
• City Parks and Recreation Departments

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Individual Activities

• Break a sweat Walk, Run, Bike, Dance
• Make it twice as nice Texercise with a friend
• Heat it up! Take cooking classes to learn
  healthy nutrition
• Stay on track Measure your progress with
  Texercise logs

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