Exam 15: Physical Activity Interventions

The most successful interventions will be based on utilizing many of the strategies reviewed in the chapter. Several key components were identified as increasing the probability of an intervention being successful. Describe three of these recommendations.

Mass media campaigns are interventions that attempt to reach select individuals through public forums.

Physical activity contracts work because they enhance an individual's motivation and commitment to attain a physical activity goal.

Theory based research

Intervention research

Persuasive communication is one way to provoke attitude change and is based on providing specific information regarding beliefs about physical activity. What would you say to an individual who has just been diagnosed with diabetes and feels that they don't have time to exercise in order to change their attitude about physical activity?

Interventions that work best for children

Physical activity has been used by researchers to help individuals cope with chronic illness. Describe how exercising through cancer treatments could help individuals.

Exercise involvement usually increases with age.

According to the Transtheoretical model, providing information about how to overcome barriers to exercise would be beneficial for someone in the ________ stage of physical activity.

Determinant research does not evaluate