Kinesiology 3476F/G Lecture 8: PMT and HAPA Exercise
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Exercise recommendations and rates: 120 min of exercise for pregnant women (30 min less than general population requirements) Pmt (protection motivation theory) model: must make sure that language is specific and delineate the issue out in writing. Is it implementation: motive delivery: instead of watching a dvd these individuals read a brochure. Measures: demographics, don"t need to memorize this. Info is just to show you: pmt questionnaire, only need to know, purpose built items assessed pv, ps, re, se, goal intention assessed intention to exercise over the next week. Items went through a subscale to provide evidence that they were reliable: glteq, self-reported exercise behaviour. In favour of the pmt group for goal intention (~12%: difference for the implementation favours pmt condition but only ~5% Exercise behaviour: about a 41% difference between the experimental group and the control group, these individuals have a positive reaction from a behaviour change point of view.