Ideally applied motivation research is interested in the ingredients of motivation that may have some immediate practical value in increasing exercise participation. In contrast, strict theoretical research focuses on proving or dis-proving theories related to reasons for exercise participation. Some of those theories can get bogged down in minutiae that seem to have little practical […]
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I have been associated with Fitness Gyms since the early 70’s, either as a member or employee, or both. There are positives and negatives in my opinion. First, let’s start with the negatives. Depending on the time of day they can be crowded, early morning and late afternoon. That means you may have to wait
Where does or should an individual learn the fundamentals of fitness – nutrition, aerobic, and muscular? Hopefully the family will be the origin of an active, nutritionally healthy lifestyle. From a young age the children will be given the proper nutrition, and participate with their parents in fitness activities like, hiking, tennis, basketball, soccer, swimming,
These articles appeared in the AZ Daily Star newspaper here in Tucson on Sunday 11/12/23. They are concise and hopefully motivating for seniors as will as younger age groups Here is another good senior fitness article from the Arizona Daily Star 12/10/25 about how to adapt your workouts as you age.
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One of factors that keep individuals in a sedentary lifestyle is that there are no immediate, noticeable consequences for unhealthy habits in the younger years. For the sedentary it is slow progression of weight gain, muscle mass loss, and aerobic decline that eventually catches up in older ages resulting in poor health that is then
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In 1989 WQED/Pittsburgh produced a documentary called “The Champion Within” (Wells, 1989), it explored exercise physiology research on how we can improve the human body’s athletic capablities at all stages of life. There were several segments, some dealing with athletes. However, the most inspiring as far as exercise motivation involved older age groups trying to
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In an article in Shape Magazine (Whitman, 2001) Whitman talked to top psychologists and trainers to get the best 10 tips for staying motivated for fitness workouts. 1. Know your mission – Michael George, owner of Integrated Motivational Fitness in LA, asks his clients to understand their reasons for working out and how it will
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Dr. Graham, a professor of religious studies at Michigan State U., found that runners in his study had many reasons for running. (Graham, 1979) He noted some were competitors, others ran to escape the pressures of life. Others experienced a rebaptism into the newness of life, or a quiet time similar to those of prayer
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Len Kravitz, Ph.D. professor at the U. of New Mexico summarized relevant research published in the early 2000’s in an article titled “Exercise Motivation: What Starts and Keeps People Exercising”. (Kravitz, ND). He contrasts the process and attributes that lead to exercise participation and the factors that cause exercise dropouts. Research shows that 50% of
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This article appeared in the AZ Daily Star newpaper here in Tucson recently. I have had several friends die early from mainly lack of self care, or in other words they thought they were indestructible. For instance, one of my deceased friends was a great high school football running back that could have had a
