PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aerobic Exercise, Laziness, Cortisol
15 Jun 2020
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Eating, exercise, sedentary behaviour, sleep: exercise, some reasons for exercising, to get in shape, makes you feel good, as part of a sport, some reasons for not exercising, time constraints, accessibility. Injuries: hoe many have started and then stopped, reasons for nonadherence, self-sabotage, other things come up that are more important. If not, why not: 53% of canadians moderately active, only 15 % canadians meet requirements, exercise. Isotonic, isometric, isokinetic exercise: builds strength/endurance, aerobic exercise: sustained exercise that stimulates/strengthens heart and lungs, psychological benefits of exercise. If you view yourself as an active individual, you"re more likely to do it: enjoy exercise, fewer perceived barriers (internal stress; external cost, weather, perceived susceptibility to illness (and told reduced if exercise) Initially feels aversive, few rewards: first time going to the gym after a while. Lack of knowledge of rules (sports) threatens self-esteem: social comparison to experienced others aversive, monotony of environment and routine (boring)
