{"id":4633,"date":"2018-12-16T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T15:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyork.ca\/academic\/zz\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2019-05-25T23:05:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T03:05:20","slug":"exercise-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyork.ca\/academic\/zz\/exercise\/exercise-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Physical Activity<\/strong>: All bodily movements that cause increases in physical exertion beyond \u00a0that which occurs during normal activities of daily living<\/p>\n

Exercise: <\/strong>A form of leisur<\/u>e<\/em> physical activity that is undertaken in order to achieve a \u00a0particular+objective<\/u><\/em>, such as improved appearance, improved cardiovascular fitness, or \u00a0reduced stress<\/p>\n

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Parent Disciplines of Exercise Psychology<\/h2>\n
Psychology: <\/strong>A field of study concerned with various mental processes people experience \u00a0and use in all aspects of their lives<\/p>\n
Exercise Science:<\/strong> The study of all aspects of sport, recreation, exercise-fitness, and \u00a0rehabilitative behavior<\/p>\n
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Concerns of Exercise Psychology<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 The application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of \u00a0leisure physical activity<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The psychological and emotional consequences of leisure physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Sister Fields of Exercise Psychology<\/h2>\n
Rehabilitation Psychology: <\/strong>Relationship between psychological factors and the physical \u00a0rehabilitative process<\/p>\n
Health Psychology: <\/strong>\u00a0Psychological processes related to health and health care\u00a0 ex.<\/p>\n
Nutrition, smoking cessation, etc.<\/p>\n
Behavioral Medicine: <\/strong>\u00a0Interrelationships of behavioral, physical, and psychological factors \u00a0in treatment of disease and disability<\/p>\n
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Why Study Exercise Psychology?<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To understand the psychological antecedents of exercise behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
o Adoption\u00a0 \u00a0o Adherence: 50 \u00a0of people who start a structured program drop out \u00a0o Noncompliance: Prescribed exercise<\/p>\n
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To understand the psychological consequences of exercise \u00a0o Reduce negative and promote positive psychological-emotional states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Common Benefits of Physical Activity<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 Lowers morbidity and mortality rates<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Reduces risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, colon cancer and heart disease<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Helps reduce blood pressure in those with hypertension<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Reduces feelings of depression, anxiety and general negative mood<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Enhances general positive mood<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Improves body image, self- esteem, and self-concept<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Helps weight control<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Enhances ability to perform activities of daily living<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Reasons to Exercise<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 Enhanced physical appearance<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Improved physiological health-physical fitness<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Improved psychological-emotional health\u00a0 anxiety, depression, etc.<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Improved social relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Barriers to Physical Activity<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 Lack of time<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boredom-lack of enjoyment<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Convenience-availability<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Environmental-ecological factors<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physical limitations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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An Examination of Female NonCExercisers\u2019 Thoughts About Exercise<\/h2>\n
Few studies have examined the exercise related thoughts of non-exercisers<\/u>:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thoughts not significant-relevant<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Negative aspects of exercise<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Self-efficacy for exercise<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Similar thoughts, different interpretation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Method<\/u><\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 40 women aged 25-75 were chosen to participate in one of 6 focus groups, based on \u00a0their age and contingent on their status as a non-exerciser<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 A non-exerciser was defined as engaging in exercise activity one time per week or \u00a0less in the past 6 months to a year<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Each focus group was composed of 5-7 women with two groups for each of the \u00a0following age categories: 25-35, 45-55, and 65-75<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Results and Discussion<\/u><\/p>\n
Specific thoughts about exercise: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 Frequency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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25-35 and 45-55 age group: \u201cEvery day I think about it, several times a day, usually in the morning and at night\u201d<\/li>\n
65-75 age group: \u201cNo not really. I just do things, I do not actively think about exercise\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Thoughts and feelings about exercise: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 All age categories: Time consuming, boring, not enjoyable, can be lonely<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can see themselves working hard but not really enjoying it<\/li>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Associated exercise with \u201cwork\u201d and thought it to be a \u201cchore\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Benefits of not<\/u> exercising: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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25:35 age group: \u201cI find that if you are not exercising you don\u2019t have to worry about \u00a0how your body looks in comparison to other people that are in the gym, and that \u00a0kind of a thing, cause if you are not seeing it, its ok to be yourself. So it\u2019s not stressful \u00a0that way.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0o A benefit to not exercising is not<\/u> having to be labeled as an exerciser<\/u><\/li>\n
45-55 age group: \u201cThe time I would spend exercising, I could spend more time with \u00a0my family\u201d \u00a0o A benefit to not exercising is not having to make the effort to include exercise \u00a0in your day and using that time to do more important things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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