Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Smoking Cessation
29 Oct 2018
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Concerns of exercise psychology: the application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of leisure physical activity, the psychological and emotional consequences of leisure physical activity. Sister fields of exercise psychology: rehabilitation psychology, relationship between psychological factors and the physical rehabilitation process, health psych, psychological processes related to health and health care, nutrition. Interrelationships of behavioural, physical and psychological factors in treatment of disease and disability: more and more people in medicine are becoming aware of the benefits of exercise. Lowers morbidity and mortality rates: reduces risks if developing diabetes, hypertension, colon cancer and heart disease, helps to control weight, enhances general positive mood. Chapter 1: most people know the benefits but still choose to be inactive. Reasons to exercise - 4 main reasons: enhanced physical appearance, people tend to give up when they don"t get the physical changes that they like, some people may continue to exercise if they are noticing other positive changes.
