Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Relapse Prevention
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We"re trying to keep people (who have been exercising for some time) exercising in the fu. We want to prevent exercisers from going back to a more sedentary behaviour. Relapse: failure to resume regular exercise after lapses in activity (i. e. relapse back to sede. Seek to prevent the abstinence violation effect: when a lapse causes the exerciser to aban. Positive: high risk situation-->positive coping response -->increase in self- efficacy f. Negative: high risk situation-->negative coping response--> decreased self- efficacy exercising-->initial exercise lapse-->abstinence violation effect-->increased probabilit. If you abandon exercise, you are more likely to abandon it again in the future. Identify high risk thoughts, feelings, and situations that might prompt a lapse. You need to plan for a lapse before it occurs: you want that positive coping response. Exercise is not "all or nothing" e future sedentary lifestyle) bandon entire exercise regimen acy for exercising-->decreased probability of relapse icacy for exercising positive outcomes exp.