EDKP 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Needs Assessment, Water Aerobics, Motivation
16 Sep 2017
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Gender roles females wanting to look more gracious. Less girls are getting sufficient vigorous physical activity. 2012: 31% of canadian kids are overweight or obese. A physically active lifestyle must be promoted early in life. Movement sciences: motor learning, motor control, biomechanics: physics of the human body how forces are distributed through a sports equipment. Sport and exercise psychology help getting athletes over a bad game, not depressed, look at predictions (likely or not to keep a physical activity plan. High level of physical activity: additional benefits but starts to tail off, does not increase continually. May be bad for soft tissues injuries, shin splints. Intrinsic motivation: because the person feels within themselves that they should do it. Assess before and after program: see if goal is reached. Stimulus vs response find the "sweet spot"" for optimal performance (ie popcorn) Modification (injuries) modify programs according to injuries.
