Applied Knowledge: 2 Flashcards
What is personal biomedical status and how does it influence exercise participation and adherence?
Any health conditions, including obesity and cardiovascular disease, and is typically a weak predictor of exercise behavior
How does obesity typically influence activity and adherence?
Obese individuals are typically less active than normal weight individuals, and are less likely to adhere to supervised exercise programs
What are the demographic variables that personally attribute to physical activity participation?
Age, gender, education and income
What are the personal attribute determinants for physical activity participation?
- Demographic variables
- Biomedical status
- Activity history
- Psychological traits
- Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
How does gender relate to adherence?
Men demonstrate higher and more consistent activity adherence rates than women
How does income relate to physical activity levels?
Lower levels of activity are seen with lower incomes
How does age relate to an individual’s activity level?
Lower levels of activity are seen with increasing age, however, age has been shown to be unrelated to adherence levels when examined in supervised exercise settings
As there’s no exact formula how does a trainer help clients continue with a program?
Combine all their interpersonal, communication, and program design skills to create well-rounded exercise programs that not only get people fit and healthy but create an exercise experience that is positive and worthwhile.
How does education relate to physical activity levels?
Lower levels of activity are seen with fewer years of education
How does personal activity history influenced exercise participation and inherence?
Activity history is arguably the most important and influential personal attribute variable, past program participation is the most reliable predictor of current participation and is consistent with all demographics
How do personal psychological traits influence exercise participation and inherence?
Individuals have a wide variety of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about starting and sticking with an exercise program that directly relate to being active
What is personal health perception?
An individual’s perception of their own health level
How does negatively perceiving your health effect activity and adherence?
Those who perceive their health to be poor are unlikely to start right here to an activity program, those who do will likely be at an extremely low intensity and frequency
How does an individual’s locus of control affect activity inherence and participation?
A strong locus of control directly correlates to motivation and consistent adherence both to supervised and unsupervised exercise activity among healthy adults
What do perceived barriers indicate in a client?
Perceived barriers consistently demonstrate a negative relationship with physical activity program adherence
What environmental factors influence exercise participation and adherence?
- Access to facilities
- Time
- Social support
How does access to facilities influence exercise participation and adherence?
The more conveniently located the facility is to the client, the more likely they are to adhere to the program
How does time influence exercise participation and adherence?
A lack of time is the most common excuse for not exercising and dropping out of programs, it is likely a reflection of not being interested in or enjoying the activity, or not being committed to the program
How can a trainer change clients perception of time availability for exercise?
Use of goalsetting, time management, and prioritizing
How does social support influence exercise participation and adherence?
Social support is an important predictor of physical activity behavior as it is difficult for individuals to maintain an exercise program if they do not have supported at home
How does physical activity intensity influence exercise participation and adherence?
The dropout rate and vigorous intensity exercise programs is almost twice as high as moderate intensity programs
How does physical activity injury influence exercise participation and adherence?
Injuries that occur as a result of program participation are directly related to program dropout
What do eager hard-working clients and difficult clients having common?
Both of these clients need guidance and help in maintaining and building motivation for continued exercise participation
How do trainers foster the development of motivation?
Maximizing enjoyment and engagement throughout the exercise program well empowering the client with control over his own participation
Why must a personal trainer emphasize teaching clients over controlling clients?
Trying to control or manipulate a client to act a certain way will diminish intrinsic motivation and ultimately increase dropout
How does self efficacy relate to motivation?
When people believe they can effectively engage in exercise behavior, they do so with a positive attitude and more effort and persistence increasing intrinsic motivation
How do short-term goals influence self efficacy and motivation?
As short term goals are met every workout they build on previous accomplishments improving clients belief that they can succeed improving self-efficacy and motivation
How can trainers help clients view the feelings of working out in a more positive light?
Teaching clients to appropriately identify muscle fatigue, soreness, tiredness, and the implications of the states
Why is feedback essential as a personal trainer?
It provides a guide to how clients are doing and offers key information to adjust and reestablish goals for continued motivation and program participation
What are the components of leadership?
- Professionalism
- Trust
- Listening Skills
- Excitement
- Empathy
How does a personal trainer convey professionalism?
Being clean and neat, nonthreatening, punctual and prepared, and practicing what they preach
Why is trust important in a client-trainer relationship?
If the client perceives that trust has been broken or personal information has been shared the credibility of the trainers compromised, trust is lost, and the client will likely withdraw from the program with a negative perception of the industry
How does a personal trainer demonstrate to their clients that they listen?
Customizing programs based on the clients preferences and apprehensions to make their experience unique and personalized
Why is it important for trainers to show excitement for their craft?
Clients want trainers for innovative and educated, bringing new things to the table to build their motivation
How can a Trainer demonstrate that they care and are interested in clients progress?
By using systematic goal setting and teaching relapse prevention techniques as well as incorporating the client in all aspects of the program trainers demonstrate that their clients are valued
How does a trainer develop empathy?
Taking time to think about their clients experiences through the clients eyes
What is the personal trainers role in building adherence through program design?
To design a safe and effective program with regard to each clients preferences, schedule, experience, apprehensions, and constraints.
What is the personal trainers role in building adherence through role clarity?
To clearly define both the client and trainers roles to prevent misinterpretations and assumptions.
What is the personal trainers role in building adherence through goal setting?
To guide initial and continued behavior change.
What issues must a trainer keep in mind during the goal setting problem?
Avoid setting too many goals, avoid setting negative goals, revisit goals on a regular basis, and set both short and long term goals, as well as outcome and performance goals.
