KINE 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Exercise Prescription, Stimulus Control, Health Education

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 3000
• Professor: Joseph Baker

Document Summary

Kine 3000 psychology of exercise and physical activity. Lecture 3 slide notes individual level interventions. Intervention goals: getting people to be more consistent with exercise, getting people to maintain their exercise regime on a regular basis. Main ways to increase activity at individual level: changing behaviour, cognitive behavioural intervention, health education, health risk education, exercise prescription. 127 studies; approx. 131000 students targeted in community, school, home etc. Study was designed to increase physical activity. On average; 50% of people drop exercise program within 6 months. However, results with intervention increased to 88% Interventions to manipulate antecedent conditions and consequences of a potential behaviour. Approach intended to initiate and maintain exercise timetable. Examples of stimulus control include; keeping sport shoes in your bag, making reminders etc. Involves thought processing (cognitive) to educate about the cognitive skills involved with prompting and reinforcing behaviour. Setting goals that are realistic, specific, measurable. Specifies when, where, how a person will approach intentions to actions.