Lab Activity #9_SEP in Health, Fitness, & Wellness Professions

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KIN 3126W: Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab Activity #9: Applying SEP in Health, Fitness, and Wellness Background Exercise initiation refers to the voluntary behavior of beginning an exercise program. Exercise adherence refers to the voluntary behavior of sticking with a self-determined exercise program for an extended period. A number of psychological theories and models help us understand factors that influence motivated exercise behavior, including social cognitive theory, behavioral approaches, the transtheoretical model, and social ecological models. Self-efficacy, a part of social cognitive theory, has been found to be predictive of exercise behavior in a wide variety of populations including—but not limited to—college students, obese and overweight individuals, and middle-aged adults. Social support, a form of reinforcement based on behavioral approaches, has also proven effective in promoting exercise behavior. The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) helps us to understand where an individual is along the line of wanting to be or actually being physically active. The associated stages of change range from pre-contemplation to maintenance, which can guide interventions on what strategies to use based on what stage individuals are in. Social ecological models emphasize the environment (i.e., parks, walking/biking paths, recreation centers, exercise programming access, cost, activities, etc.) and societal and cultural norms, beliefs, structures, etc. and how they can influence activity on an individual, group, community, state or national level. As discussed in class, a combination of models might provide the best prediction for exercise behavior (Weinberg & Gould, 2019). *The above information was adapted from Dr. Diane Wiese-Bjornstal (2017). Purpose The purpose of this lab is for students to apply the aforementioned psychological theories and models to a real-world situation related to exercise initiation and adherence. Procedures Step 1: (5 minutes) Divide into groups based on instructor direction. Step 2: (20 minutes) Imagine you work for the campus Recreation and Wellness Center (RecWell). To better serve the health of the UMN community, you are looking to increase engagement (both initiation and adherence) in personal training and group fitness classes, particularly among students. What might you do to accomplish this? (Laden, 2021) Create an action plan utilizing any of the aforementioned theories and models, information regarding barriers to physical activity discussed in lecture, and strategies indicated in class and course readings from this week—Week 10 (i.e., Bock et al., 2014; Salter et al., 2014; USDHHS, 2018). Be creative!  Include the plan below (optional), create in a Google Doc, and/or PPT, etc.: I think that I would create an intervention program that introduces students to personal training and group fitness classes. The individuals would come to my program at least 1x a week for 4-6 weeks before they enter into personal training and/or group fitness classes. These classes would be specifically for beginners or people that are wanting to get back into exercising but are experiencing some barriers. Each class would be 30-45 minutes long based on when in the

program. I would implement components of the transtheoretical model of behavior change into the program. To start, at the individual level, I would start the program by understanding some background on everyone and finding out some things about them including motives, beliefs, barriers, and what they think would make this experience most enjoyable. At an interpersonal level, the program would be in a group setting to provide social opportunities for the people. A the community level, I would put posters around campus and take certain program details into account to ensure that my program is effective. Lastly, at a socio-cultural level, I would utilize the background information given from each individual to create a space that empowers each person and provides them with an inclusive space. The beginning of the program will include some background details and educational pieces about these theories and how we can incorporate certain aspects that will increase engagement and adherence. Then as the program progresses, we will start incorporating movement that takes the exercise stages of change into account. This program will be free or of little cost. Step 3: (up to 3 minutes each x 5 groups = 15 minutes total) Each group presents their action plan to the class. Step 4: (10 minutes) If time allows, full class discussion:  What did you learn/find interesting/surprising/etc. from creating the action plan? From your classmate’s presentations? By creating this action plan, I thought it was a great way to incorporate the information that we learned in class into a possible real-life situation. I think it was cool to take a theory and implement certain components into creating an effective way to influence exercise or physical activity engagement and adherence.  How might you implement this information in your own life and/or your future profession? Said another way, how is the information (psychological theories and models related to exercise initiation and adherence, barriers to physical activity, and/or strategies for influencing exercise initiation and adherence) meaningful to you personally or as a future professional? I think this information could be implemented in my future professions in many ways. I think that taking into account the theories when creating a rehab plan could be important. Implementing the component of the theories into the plan could help positively influence adherence and engagement in the recovery process. I also think that looking from a holistic view of what influences rehab engagement and adherence could help health professionals understand their patients better and how to help them better.

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