Personalised exercise and genetics Flashcards
Explain what exercise prescription is
Purposeful programming of physical activity for improving fitness for health
State the 2 personalised approaches to exercise prescription
Based on personal circumstance
Genetic profiling
Explain why humans and society often marginalise physical activity
Humans are driven to conserve energy
Why do genes not determine your fitness?
Because fitness is also heavily linked to lifestyle and environment
Controlling people’s motivation is what kind of approach in exercise?
A temporary approach
In order for people to change their behaviour in exercise what do they need to do?
Create it, rather than just be told to do something
What is autonomous?
They decide
What is relatedness?
They belong
What is competency?
They can do it
What is a key concept of how to make exercise a more sustainable part of our lives?
Meeting goals and expectations