KINES 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Exercise Prescription, Exercise Intensity
16 Jan 2017
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10/17/16
Psychology of Physical Activity
1) What is the current guideline/recommendation (from ACSM/CDC) regarding how much physical
activity is needed for health benefits?
-- 30min of moderate physical activity most days of the week (5) =150min
--70 min of vigorous activity
2) What percentage of the general population self-report meeting the recommended level of physical
activity? How is this different from research using accelerometers (objective measure of
physical activity)? How are college students doing?
--48%
--objective measure of physical activity show closer to 10% meeting
-- our class of college students seems to be above average (self-reporting) so 50-65%
sufficiently active)
3) What percentage of people who begin exercise training programs drop out within 6 months?
-- 50%
4) What are the most often reported reasons given for not being physically active?
--not enough time
--fatigue
-- inadequate facilities
--lack of willpower
-- lack of knowledge about fitness
5) There are a number of determinants (i.e., factors) associated with the maintenance of physical
activity (i.e., adherence). What are some personal/demographic determinants? What are
some physical and psychological determinants? How does knowledge & beliefs influence
exercise adherence? What are some program/environmental determinants?
--personal/demographic: age, gender, race, occupation, education
--physical: %body fat, medical problems, physical disabilities
--psychological: self-motivation, mood disturbance
--knowledge and belief: perceptions of being poor in health, perceived beliefs about rehab,
self-efficacy, perceived barriers
--program/environmental: access to facilities, intensity of exercise prescription, social
support
6) A major challenge is to identify strategies for increasing physical activity and then maintaining
adherence to exercise training programs. What is the difference between group-based vs
home-based exercise programs? Did King and colleagues find higher adherence rates in
middle-aged adults for group-based or home-based exercise training programs?
--hoe based is a good alteratie to those ho do’t hae tie. If doe at sae itesity
can have the same positive effects
7) What is Factor P? Give some examples of Factor P activities.
--purpose physical activity.
--ex. Walking to work (purpose is work, walking is activity)
8) Monitoring exercise intensity can be done several different ways (e.g., talk test, heart rate,
perceived exertion). Which group had significantly higher gain in endurance performance during a
semester of aerobic dance: the group that used heart rate or the group that used perceived exertion to
monitor exercise intensity? What range/ratings on the perceived exertion scale have been shown to
produce a significant increase in endurance performance?
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Document Summary
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