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What percentage of US adults meet their aerobic and resistance activity reccomendations?

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20%

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The likelihood that someone will stick with a program once they start.

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Adherence

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The voluntary and active involvement in an exercise program.

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Exercise Adherence

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What is the best tactic for creating exercise adherence?

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Maximizing experience of current clients

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What are some factors which effect adherence?

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Environment, support, leadership, knowledge

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Exercise adoption is mainly based on what concept?

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Behavior change

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Behavior change requires clients to do what?

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Break old habits and develop new ones

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Psychological drive that gives behavior direction and purpose.

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Motivation

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What are some examples of sources of motivation

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Concern for health, upcoming events, better looks, peer pressure

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What is the most important factor of motivation?

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The individual

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What method is employed In the transtheoretical model of behavior change?

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Using methods of intervention specific to an individual’s stage of change

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In order to make a change the individual must:

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Be at least somewhat ready for change

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Motivation to start is ____ as motivation which keeps people going.

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Not the same

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What are some ways a trainer can support motivation?

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Practicing awareness, communication, consistency

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Recommendations for PA can be _____ to a new exerciser

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Intimidating

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What is the best way to introduce guidelines for PA to a new exerciser?

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Break them down into manageable and achievable programs

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What is the flaw in following PA guidelines too closely?

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Can limit individuality of programs

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True or False? A “one size fits all” approach is typically effective.

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False

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What percentage of individuals who begin a new program drop out within 6 months?

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50%

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What skills must a trainer use to create a well rounded program?

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Interpersonal, communication, and program design

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Motivation is also described as

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A personality trait

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Where are some places which motivation can come from?

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Encouragement, guidance, support, things, ideas, events

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It Is ______ to motivate someone who does not want to be motivated.

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almost impossible

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In order to be an effective motivator, the trainer must ensure that the individual:

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buys into the process and the motivator

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True or False? Attitude towards exercise is the factor of motivation.
False
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A person is engaged in exercise activity for the inherent pleasure and experience that comes from the engagement itself.
Intrinsic Motivation
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What are some reasons for intrinsic motivation?
Social engagement, challenge, skill development
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Which type of motivation is associated with greater exercise participation?
Intrinsic motivation
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People who report being active because they enjoy it are typically what type of motivation?
Intrinsic
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Intrinsic motivation is associated with what during training sessions?
Positive attitudes and emotions, maximum efforts, and persistence
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Is intrinsic motivation common?
No
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A person is engaging in exercise for any benefit other than for the joy of participation.
Extrinsic Motivation
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What are some types of motivation which are associated with extrinsic motivation?
Lose weight, be health, make spouse happy, look good, meet new people
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What negative feelings are sometimes associated with extrinsic motivation?
Tension, guilt, or pressure
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True or False? People are often both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated.
True
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What are some ways which a trainer can maximize the clients experience and situational motivation?
Creating mastery, providing consistent and clear feedback, including client in aspects of client design, creating an aesthetically pleasing workout environment
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Motivation while people are actually exercising.
Situational Motivation
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What are some ways to increase situational motivation using control?
Empowering the client with the perception of control over his/her participation, and actually give the client control over some aspects.
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Trainers should _____ not _____.
Teach | Control
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What are some things that can diminish intrinsic motivation?
Controlling or manipulating the client
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Poor client independence =
less motivated clients
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What are people more likely to do when they enjoy their experience?
Continue with the trainer despite independence. Stick with an exercise program.
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The belief in one's own capabilities to successfully engage in a physical-activity program.
Self-efficacy
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What are some things a person's self-efficacy can influence?
Thought patterns, emotional responses, and behavior
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What is a precursor for motivation?
Self-Efficacy
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When people ____ they can do it, they do so with _____ and _____ and ____.
Believe, positive attitude, more effort, more persistence.
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What two things can be used to gauge a client's self-efficacy?
Communication and awareness
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What is a good way to increase a clients self-efficacy?
Empower them with short term success, like mastery a workout.
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Returning to an inactive state and discontinuing PA program.
Relapse
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What are some possible causes of relapse?
Vacation, illness, scheduling, etc.
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Major key to avoiding a relapse =
Planning and preparing for the possibility.
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A great way to prepare a client for the possibility of a relapse is:
Educating the client on the possibility so they are prepared and know how to get back on track.
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What are some barriers to recovering from a relapse?
Time, finances, priority, scheduling, support issues, dislikes, etc.
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What is an important thing to remember when considering client relapse?
Training is only one aspect of the clients life.
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What is one of the most important coping strategies for a relapse?
Social support
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A good way to increase a clients social support is:
To increase support from family and friends, get creative and involve the clients home life somehow
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What are two ways a 1st degree relative or spouse can help increase adherence.
Joint participation | Demonstration of a positive attitude
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What are some ways a trainer can create a support system for a client?
Maximize group involvement. Make clients feel like they belong. Make clients part of the team.

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