TARGETING FITNESS
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND SUPERVISORS
- 1. ELIGIBILITY
- a. Open to all civilian employees, Family members, reserve, and active duty.
- b. The program is completely voluntary for civilian employees.
- c. Participation is limited to ONLY ONCE.
- 2. PARTICIPANTS' RESPONSIBILITIES
- a. Participants should complete a health risk appraisal (HRA), which is a lifestyle survey that includes a total cholesterol check, plus healthy lifestyle counseling. If possible, the participants should share the results of their HRAs with their physician.
- b. Participants must review and complete the health history questionnaires (see pages 11-15).
- c. All participants who require medical clearance must provide an approval form (see pages 17-18) or similar statement from a physician that approves the employee's participation in a fitness program. NO ONE WITH KNOWN RISK FACTORS WILL BE PERMITTED TO BEGIN THE PROGRAM WITHOUT PROVIDING AN APPROVAL FORM. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- d. Participants will specify the start and end date to his or her program in a contract with his or her Supervisor. The contract documents Supervisor's approval for attendance in the exercise portion of the program.
- e. Participants will track attendance and participation using the activity roster on page 100 in the participant's manual. (Make sure to make enough copies of the roster to last the entire program.) Have the Supervisor approve it, and send it to the Worksite Wellness Coordinator once a month.
f. All participants are required to attend the orientation class, midpoint meeting, and final assessment class. Participants will receive classroom instruction on fitness and nutrition. Other health education will be available during the six months. Participants who have begun a program on their own, and are currently exercising three times per week, will begin their fitness training immediately. Participants new to exercise will be given an orientation to various fitness activities before beginning their program.
- 3. SUPERVISOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
- a. Supervisors should encourage participation in the program.
- b. Supervisors will review and initial employee's monthly attendance rosters.
- c. Supervisors will maintain records to support the participant's involvement in the program (i.e., Supervisor's approval form, official registration form). Participants must be officially registered before participating in the program. It is the Supervisor's responsibility to ensure the participant is officially registered by receiving the completed registration form.
- d. When possible Supervisors should allow time for employees' participation in training and exercise (See DA Message). If possible, allow participants to combine their exercise hour with either their lunch hour or their morning or afternoon break. This allows the participant time for "cool down" and personal hygiene.
- e. Contact [sponsoring agency] with any questions or concerns.
- 4. PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
- a. For military personnel, each civilian participant is authorized three hours of excused administrative absences per week for six months to conduct their exercise program. Unused exercise hours may not be carried forward to subsequent weeks nor can these exercise periods be used for any non-duty purpose. Exercise periods are official duty time. Misuse of this time is a workplace infraction, and would be subject to the same disciplinary actions as other similar infractions.
- b. With rare exceptions, in reference to 4(a) above, participation should be on-post, and must include an aerobic or cardiovascular fitness activity (e.g., brisk walking, jogging, floor aerobics, lap swimming, singles tennis, etc.). An aerobic activity uses large muscle groups usually rhythmically, and is maintained for a long period of time, such as 20-60 minutes for three to five times per week. Combination of activities may be permitted, such as walking on the treadmill for 20 minutes and weight/strength training for 20 minutes.
- c. Activities such as bowling, doubles tennis, and golfing are RECREATIONAL activities and ARE NOT permitted activities, unless participating in the Targeting Fitness Fun Day activities as announced by the [sponsoring agency].
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