Kanopy is accessed through your local library with your card number. For myself with a connection to Roku on TV I can watch the videos. Just go to www.kanopy.com and sign in. They have many fitness and nutrition videos. Two of the best that deal with fitness motivation and nutrition are: 1. “Motivation to Change […]
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Acosta, Andres, MD, “A Look at Weight Loss and Genetics”, AZ Daily Star, 2/26/24, p. A 12. AHA – www.heart.org/en/health-living/fitness-basics/target-heart-rates. Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Overview of Exercise Motivation, Google, 2025. Ajzen, I., From intention to actions: A Theory of planned behavior. In J. Kuhl & J. Beckman (Eds.), Action Control: From Cognition to Behavior (pp.
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Getting Physical- How to Stick with Your Exercise Program, by Art Turock, 1988: Art has a master’s degree from U. of Florida in counseling psychology. He has many great ideas on how to get the right mindset for starting and sustaining an exercise program. He has quotes helpful to inspire commitment to working out, such
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Ideally most workouts could be invigorating and enjoyable, however that will not be the case at least initially. Exercise has many benefits, over the long term you gain strength, lose or gain weight, boost endurance, relieve stress, have fun, etc.. Once the initial break in time is negotiated some exercisers experience joy during the workout.
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Many of the old models of exercise motivation were based primarily in cognitive theorizing. They emphasized the importance of imagined end states of behaviors and goals, and the motivation resulting from them. The actual feelings and experiences during exercise were often overlooked. Two newer theories emphasize the experience of situated factors, in other words thoughts
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The Transtheoretical Model (TTM), Prochaska & DiClemente (1983) described 5 stages of behavior change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. Movement through stages involves how people think about exercise, themselves, and aspects of the environment that influence exercise behavior. Lowther, Mutrie, & Scott (2007) found that self-liberation appears to be important for helping people move
SRT believes that reinforcement during or after the exercise experience is the key to future exercise behavior. The four reinforcers are positive, negative, punishment, and extinction. Positive exercise reinforcement can be intrinsic, such as feeling good about one’s body, feelings of accomplishment after a workout, or good sensations during exercise. Extrinsic positive reinforcement may include
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These theories predicted that an individuals motivation for an activity such as long term exercise adherence was based on the expected outcome and the value or importance of that outcome. Self-Efficacy by Bandura (1977) is considered to be a situation specific form of self confidence. For example an individual may have confidence in long distance
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Summary of Theories & Model of Exercise Adherence comes mainly from 2 books – Lox, et.al., The Psychology of Exercise (2014), & Willis & Campbell, Exercise Psychology, (1992). Theories supposedly enable us to understand relationships among the many variables believed to influence exercise behavior. A model is a visual representation of a phenomenon or behavior.
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