PSYC 3301 Lecture 4: Motivation 1

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3301
• Professor: Matthew Sorley

Document Summary

Lecture 4 motivation: exercise behaviour and adherence. A broader term - physical activity: any body movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure. Exercise: subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, & aimed at improving or maintaining physical fitness. Produces a reduction in the risk of: reduce body fat, cholesterol, lower weight for those above healthy, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, neurological disorders, various chronic issues, premature mortality. Improve psychological effect: more likely to be experiencing positive emotions rather than negative emotion. What are the psychological benefits of exercise? levels. Improves cognitive functioning: promotes transfer of memory from short term to long term memory. 48% of canadians inactive during leisure time. 25% report sitting for most of the day. Activity levels are known to decrease with age. Why aren"t more people exercising if the benefits are so good for you: downs & hausenblas 2005 reasons given for not exercising, health issues, inconvenience.