KINE 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Muscle Atrophy
9 Feb 2017
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Focused on one specific outcome from exercise. Imagery directly impacts on self-confidence: by imagining themselves in an exercise situation, performing the way they want to perform, individuals become more self-confident, can also impact self-confidence negatively. Imagery indirectly affects self-confidence through anxiety: by imagining themselves in control in the exercise setting, they moderate their anxiety levels which in turn influences their self-confidence, spa may go up. Imagery ability improves with practice: the better the imager the more likely to use imagery. The feedback loop from outcome to imagery: achieving desired outcome previously imagined also promotes further imagery use, especially if person believes imagery may have been partially responsible for outcome. If image is realistic/achievable, people can improve body image. Increase involvement in pa: slowing muscle atrophy. Development of exercise imagery questionnaire (eiq) av (aerobic version) First measurement of imagery use in exercise. Employed open ended questions to assess the what, why, and when of exercise imagery: ex.
