Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Smoking Cessation, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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

Document Summary

Physical activity: all bodily movements that cause increases in physical exertion beyond that which occurs during normal activities of daily living. Exercise: a form of leisure physical activity that is undertaken in order to achieve a particular objective, such as improved appearance, improved cardiovascular fitness, or reduced stress. Leisure is not part of work it is based on pleasure. Psychology: a field of study concerned with various mental processes people experience and use in all aspects of their lives. (eg. development/social/neurological, the newest is exercise psychology) Exercise science: the study of all aspects of sport, recreation, exercise/fitness, and rehabilitation behaviour. The application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of leisure physical activity (principles that stem from mainstream psychology). Stat most people who start an exercise program will drop out within 6-months. It is one thing to start exercise, but another to keep them going. The psychological and emotional consequences of leisure physical activity.