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Understanding Your Personal Motivation for Physical Activity

Understanding Your Personal Motivation for Physical Activity. Module B: Lesson 3 Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles. Understanding Motivation for Physical Activity. Self-regulation/self-control Intrinsic motivation: internal drive toward behaviour

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Understanding Your Personal Motivation for Physical Activity

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  1. Understanding Your Personal Motivation for Physical Activity Module B: Lesson 3 Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

  2. Understanding Motivation for Physical Activity • Self-regulation/self-control • Intrinsic motivation: internal drive toward behaviour • Extrinsic motivation: rewards or punishment. • Understanding what best motivates individuals requires awareness of both the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that regulate behaviour

  3. Intrinsic Motivation • Internal motivators produce a long-lasting commitment to exercise • Improved health, enhanced personal skill and ability, increased energy and decreased stress • Shift focus from long-term external outcomes to more positive short term internal experiences • Must hold true value • Enjoy movement • Personal challenge • Motivated do physical activity for its own sake and because want to

  4. Extrinsic Motivation • Desire to lose weight or to get in better shape • Body-related motives are not usually sufficient to sustain regular exercise programs

  5. Types of Motivation: Mini-Biographies • Read the following fictitious mini-biography. Each mini-biography illustrates a different form of motivation (i.e., intrinsic or extrinsic) for behaviour in an exercise context. Identify the motivation shown by each individual and give reasons for your choice.

  6. Motivation Questionnaires • Complete the Motivation Questionnaires • What strategies could be used to move a person from extrinsic motivation to intrinsic motivation?

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