exercise class structure for older adults

Question 1

______ has been described as the most important determinant to participant satisfaction in physical activity groups (Estabrooks)

Answer 1

Leadership (not necessarily in seniors classes)

Question 2

true or false: instructors who were too extravert, agreeable and come across as too intelligent were associated with poorer attendance

Answer 2

true

Question 3

true or false: being conscientious was associated with poorer attendance

Answer 3

FALSE: being conscientious was associated with attendance and adherence

Question 4

true or false: studies show that instructors who are sensitive and patient is important

Answer 4

true

Question 5

3 hypotheses that Hawley-Hague were looking at

Answer 5

1) individual characteristics
2) exercise adherence and attendance
3) attending longer lead to better adherence

Question 6

does instructor attitude influence attendance and adherence

Answer 6

no

Question 7

what was a major effector on attendance?

Answer 7

those who owned homes had poorer attendance

Question 8

did those who attended for 6 months tend to leave or stick around

Answer 8

stick around

Question 9

____ mental well being affected adherence

Answer 9

positive

Question 10

what were instructors who took motivational training likely to do?

Answer 10

positively influence adherence