Nutrition and Fitness

Friday 21st November 2008

What's your profile?

Here's your personal assessment quiz. Simply drag the slider using your mouse on the respective scales to rate yourself. Then we'll calculate a score for you in the areas of mind, eating and fitness, which will direct you to your personal profile. Your profile will give you realistic tips for improvement in all three areas, so you can take on the changes and move up a profile as time goes on. Simple, fun and achievable. Good luck!

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Questions about your Eating

1. Do you eat regular meals?

Rarely

Frequently

2. How well do you manage to keep to the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day?

Not very well

Very well

3. Rate yourself as to how often you have breakfast

Never

Always

4. Rate yourself as to how often you cook a meal from scratch

Never

Very often

5. How varied do you consider your diet to be?

Not at all

Very

6. For good health, women should aim for a waist measurement of 31.5 inches or less, and men 37 inches or less (measuring around the narrowest part of your waist). How close are you to this measurement?

	Men	Women
	40 inches or more	35 inches or more
	38.5 - 39.5 inches	33.5 - 34.5 inches
	37.5 - 38 inches	32 - 33 inches
	37 inches or less	31.5 inches or less

Questions about your Fitness

1. How much knowledge do you have about what sorts of exercises you should be doing and for how long?

Very little knowledge

Extensive knowledge

2. How much of a priority is health and fitness in your life?

Not very important

Very important

3. March up and down the stairs for two minutes. Now rate yourself on how challenging (out of breath) you found it?

Very breathless

Not breathless

4. How likely you are to use free time for exercise?

Very unlikely

Very likely

5. What's your “push-up” score? How many can you do?

	Men	Women
	Less than 4	Less than 3
	5 - 7	4 - 7
	8 - 16	8 - 14
	More than 17	More than 15

6. Rate yourself on how likely you are to give up easily on your fitness regime.

Very likely

Not at all

Questions about your Mind

1. On most days, where would you rate your energy levels?

Very low

Very high

2. In an average week, how effectively do you manage your stress levels?

Very badly

Very well

3. How comfortable are you spending time in your own company?

Very uncomfortable

Very comfortable

4. When faced with potentially difficult situations or people, how well do you handle your emotions?

Very badly

Very well

5. Generally, do you see the glass half empty or half full?

Half empty

Half full

6. How fulfilled do you feel? Consider various aspects of your life, such as relationships, work, personal development, hobbies and interests, and finances. All things considered, where do you rate yourself?

Very unfulfilled

Very fulfilled

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