Occupational Health and Fitness Audit
Mind and Body Profile
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Give yourself a score out of ten, appropriate to the degree to which you experience the symptoms listed in the 30 questions below. If you never get them, score ‘0’. If you get them a lot, score high. A good score is a low score. A bad score is a high score.
For instance if you get a headache every day score ‘10’.
1. Do you get frequent headaches?
2. Do you get frequent migraines?
3. Energy and vitality Do you lack energy and vitality? Do you feel tired a lot of the time?
4. Candida infection Do you suffer from, have or get a snotty nose, furry, yellowish tongue, itchy date, thrush, jock itch, tinea …?
5. Do you suffer from poor sleep?
6. Do you snore or have sleep apnoea? If you don’t know whether you snore or not and/or don’t know whether you stop breathing while you’re sleeping, ask your sleeping partner. If you sleep with an oxygen mask score ‘10’. (Laugh and the whole world laughs with you; snore and you sleep alone.)
7. Musculo-skeletal dysfunction Do you have a crook back, sore shoulders, a stiff neck, a frozen shoulder, bung hip, game leg or RSI? If you do, go to www.crookback.com.au and download a copy of the ebook, How to Fix Up a Crook Back and start doing the exercises. If you're on pain-killing and anti-inflammatory drugs score 10.
8. Viral infections Do you get frequent colds, flu and sinus infections, and/or mucus build up in your nasal passages?
9. Upset stomach Do you have an unsettled stomach or reflux? If you’re on reflux medication give yourself a '10'.
10. Irritable bowel Do you have an irritable bowel, constipation, diarrhoea or piles?
11. Are you overweight? Are you carrying a lot of extra fat around your body? Whilst the best way of measuring how fat you are is using scales which also measure your percent body fat (we recommend Tanita scales which are available from sports stores and chemists), on this survey, make an estimate of how many kilograms you are over your ideal weight.
12. Asthma and breathlessness Do you suffer from shortness of breath and/or asthma? Score high if you use a puffer on a regular basis score high. If your ability to exercise is hampered by asthma attacks, score high.
13. Physical fitness Do you have a low level of physical fitness? You’ll be able to make a subjective assessment, based on previous experience or how much you’re training. If you want an objective assessment, do the 20m run test. Mark out a distance of 20m and see how many times you can walk, shuffle, jog or run between the lines in 5 minutes. The more laps you can do the fitter you are. The best I’ve seen is 60; the worst, 9. If you can get to 40 laps score ‘0’. If you want to know how to develop a graduated aerobic fitness training program go to www.aerobictrainingdiary.com
14. Chest pain Do you get chest pain and palpitations?
15. Do you get rashes, skin outbreaks, zits, psoriasis ...?
16. Do you get frequent mouth ulcers and cold sores?
17. Do you have elevated blood pressure? If you’re on blood pressure medication score ‘10’. Your score depends on the highest score given for either your systolic or diastolic blood pressure. The scores below refer to your blood pressure without medication. If you’re not in great shape get yourself a digital blood pressure machine and keep track of your blood pressure on a regular basis.
18. Reduced libido Do you have a reduced libido. In women this may mean lack of desire. In men it may be lack of desire or erectile dysfunction. All body systems work better when you're in peak physical condition.
19. Do you have shakes, nervous ticks and mannerisms?
20. Do you grind your teeth? This may occur in your sleep so you may have to seek the advice of your sleeping partner (if you've got one!). Your dentist will also be able to tell you if you do.
21. Do you drink too much alcohol? How many standard alcoholic drinks do you have each day? Treat a glass of wine as a standard drink. A full strength glass of beer is half a standard drink. A low strength glass of beer is 1/2 of a standard drink.
22. Smoking How many cigarettes do you have a day? Score 1 point for every cigarette.
23. Caffeine intake How much caffeine do you take on board a day? This includes coffee, tea, cola drinks and chocolate. Score 1 point for each drink and/or 50gms of chocolate (about 4 squares).
24. Are you anxious about life in general? Score highly if you have frequent feelings that you're stressed, lacking control; you're sad, grieving, unable to get what you want; find you can't complete the things you want to complete, or live the life you'd like to live.
25. Insecurity Do you feel insecure and/or apprehensive about your future?
26. Depression Do you feel or have you been diagnosed as clinically depressed. If you’re on medication for depression score ‘10’
27. Are you in the wrong job?
28. Do you feel under-appreciated at work?
29. Do you feel under-appreciated at home?
30. Do you feel negative or pessimistic about your future?
The score of a normal fit and healthy human being is less than 20.
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