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A3.3SY1: Sport and Exercise Psychology

A3.3SY1: Sport and Exercise Psychology. Theory Based Practice: Getting active and keeping active. AILSA ANDERSON 16 November 2005. *. Benefits of exercise. Decreased risk of physical illness (e.g.) CHD (x2 risk) Colon cancer (x3.6 risk) Etc Etc Also mental health benefits (e.g.)  mood

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A3.3SY1: Sport and Exercise Psychology

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  1. A3.3SY1:Sport and Exercise Psychology Theory Based Practice: Getting active and keeping active AILSA ANDERSON 16 November 2005

  2. * Benefits of exercise • Decreased risk of physical illness (e.g.) • CHD (x2 risk) • Colon cancer (x3.6 risk) • Etc Etc • Also mental health benefits (e.g.) •  mood •  depression

  3. * But…. we are a nation of couch potatoes • Scottish Executive Physical Activity Task Force (2002) • 72% of women and 59% of men not sufficiently active for health benefits (Scottish Health Survey, 1998) • 42 people die each week in Scotland of heart disease because they are inactive

  4. * Not just Scotland • Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey (The Sports Council & Health Education Authority, 1992) • 4000 16-74 year olds from England interviewed • Majority of population were below healthy activity threshold • Age group 16-25? • 70% men & 72% of women

  5. * Getting people active has become a political issue • Scottish Executive driven strategy • http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/PATF/Index.htm • So how do we go about doing this?

  6. * (1) Understanding the individual • “If exercise is to be beneficial to patients (and general population) we must be able to keep them involved in activity over the longest time possible and thus psychologists clearly have a role to play” (Mutrie, 1999)

  7. * Key concept is motivation • Motivation is the internal (thoughts and feelings) and external influences that account for the: • 1. Initiation • 2. Direction • 3. Intensity • 4. Persistence of exercise behaviour • (Geen et al., 1984)

  8. * Results of study with 18-25 year olds • Males exercise more for: • recreation • competition • fitness • personal development • Females exercise more for: • recreation • fitness • enjoyment • weight management

  9. * ADNFS • Identified 5 categories of barriers to participation • Physical • (injury/ too fat/ poor health) • Emotional • (shy/ embarrassed/ don’t see self as sporty)

  10. * Theoretical research • E.G. - Transtheoretical model - Prochaska & Marcus (1994) • Look at next year

  11. * (2) Other strategies • Environmental policies (transport) • School (2 hours quality PE/ week) • University • Work • Primary care • Community

  12. Summary • Benefits of physical activity • Physical inactivity problem • Role of psychology in explaining and improving PA behaviour • Results of descriptive studies on why we are active/ inactive

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