Nga and Tevivi
A clever way to get active!
Nga Daniel is active in her community and church, she is a loving wife, mother and grandmother, - and like a lot of New Zealanders, she was inactive and overweight.
When Nga and her husband Tevivi were given a Green Prescription by their GP, Dr Hewitt, they both realised they needed to become more active and make healthier eating choices. Nga was very heavy, at risk of developing diabetes and had high blood pressure.
Nga and Tevivi started getting active by delivering mailers and local newspapers. They found that by doing this job, they were committed to a walking programme come rain or shine, three times weekly for at least 40 minutes each time.
Soon the Daniels started to attend one of the weekly free Green Prescription clinics. They found the monthly meetings with Eana (their Green Prescription support person) helped to keep them motivated, informed them of activity options in the community such as Kiwi Seniors and Aqua jogging, and provided them with extra information on living an active healthy life.
After a few months of making healthy changes to their lifestyle; Nga had lost weight, increased her energy levels, and had a greater sense of well being. She has also received positive compliments on her appearance from friends and family. On Nga's last visit to her GP, Dr Hewitt was happy with her weight loss and lowered blood pressure.
Nga and Tevivi have enjoyed receiving support while on the Green Prescription Programme. Their goal now is to maintain their current healthy lifestyle, while encouraging family and friends to follow suit.
A big congratulations to Nga and Tevivi Daniel. Keep it up!
Updated | 07 Jul 2006.
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