Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Claas, Weight Training, Group Cohesiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

Real or imagined pressure to change one"s behaviour, attitudes or beliefs. Can come from doctors, fitness leaders, family members and so on. An understanding of this pressure may lead to the development of interventions that use social influence to increase physical activity participation. Once we understand things we can start to try and change them. Most important type of social influence in exercise and physical activity settings. The perceived comfort, caring, assistance, and information that a person receives. Measure size of one"s social network number but how much and in what way) Measure amount and type of support that an exerciser receives (not just the. Measured by the number of groups or individuals an exerciser can turn to for support. Does not take into account quality or type of support provided. Why does the quality of support matter. Directions, suggestions, advice, feedback this can range from a friend telling someone what exercise to do to a trainer advising a client.