Exercise Psychology

Question 1

Why do people exercise?

Answer 1

1) health and fitness
2) improve appearance
3) enjoyment
4) social experience
5) psychological benefit

Question 2

Why don’t people exercise?

Answer 2

1) lack of time
2) fatigue
3) lack of facilities
4) lack of fitness knowledge
5) lack of willpower (long term motivation)

Question 3

exercise adherence

Answer 3

-50% who start exercise program drop out within 6-8 weeks, and 25% by end of 1 yr

Question 4

adherence def.

Answer 4

% attendance

Question 5

compliance def.

Answer 5

degree to which subjects adhere to protocol

Question 6

dropout def.

Answer 6

subjects who stop attending

Question 7

Motivation def.

Answer 7

intensity and direction of behavior

Question 8

intensity def.

Answer 8

degree of effort put forth

Question 9

direction def.

Answer 9

if person approaches or avoids situation (can be highly motivated towards or away from exercise)

Question 10

necessary for persistance

Answer 10

1) find meaningfulness
2) Goals (long and short term)
3) incentives (rewards for fitness)
4) motives (each person has different ones)
5) leadership

Question 11

motives of runners

Answer 11

afterglow, fitness, centering, feels good, challenge, identity, competition, slim, social

Question 12

Gender differences in motives to exercise

Answer 12

• cultural differences
• men more self esteem and confidence
• estimation in physical ability to exercise (males overestimate, females underestimate)
• college age males do for competition
• females do for health and fitness
• both rank social high