I chose sport and exercise psychology and this is what I learned:
Adherence:
Its hard to get people to work out. Over half the people who
start exercising give up after 6 months. People tend to stop exercising because
they have no support. A personal trainer provides that initial step to get a
person motivated and hopefully get them into a plan that will be benefital for
them. Moreover, people don’t want to take them time out of their day to work
out, so a personal trainer keeps them coming and working hard, on that persons
unique goal.
Goal setting is a big part of working out. With having a
goal set, you want to strive to beat that goal for self-satisfaction, but
without motivation it is hard to stay on track. When people can see
improvements in their self and in their workout, it brings a satisfaction to
the person, which helps them to keep coming back.
Most people group together physical activity with going to
the gym but there are many alternatives to going to the gym. It is much more
than just going to the gym, physical activity is anything from golfing, to
going for a bike ride, to playing at the park with your kids. People need to
see physical activity as something fun not something that is a burden.
Exercise and mental health:
People exercise, because it makes them feel better. Exercise
as a treatment for depression, shows that it does help lower depression, not
always but over a number of experiments it shows a help in most cases. Doing physical
activity weekly lower a persons chance of getting depression, as it makes you
feel better about yourself. Moreover, exercise reduces anxiety and stress, so
if you exercise right before a stressful time, it will help you to be calmer. Furthermore,
physical activity will not change schizophrenia but will help change their quality
of life and help with some symptoms.
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