Unit 2 Principles and Motivation and Adherence

What is the MOST important factor for an individual who is starting an exercise program

• Strong support from family and friends.

• Convenience of the exercise facility.

• Readiness to change behavior related to exercise.

• Connecting with personal trainer.

Which personal attribute is the MOST reliable predictor of an individual's participation in an exercise program?

• Weight

• Past exercise program participation

• Age

• Perceived time barriers

What is the MOST common excuse used by people when dropping out of an exercise program?

• Limited access to exercise facility

• A lack of support

• Being too old to participate in execise

• A lack of time

Which of the strategies is BEST for personal trainers to implement to enhance the likelihood that a client will continue working with them.

• Designing the program so client can work out without having to think much about the exercise.

• Motivating the client through extrinsic motivators to enhance self-efficacy.

• Encouraging client ownership of the program to facilitate development of intrinsic motivation

• Creating an exercise coaching style based primarily on direction rather than education.

A person who is confident that he or she can successfully participate regularly in an exercise program is MOST likely.

• Has high self - efficacy related to exercise

• Is in the contemplation stage of behavioral change.

• Has very strong self-esteem.

• Is completely intrinsically motivated.

Which of the goals is MOST likely to enhance program participation and attainment?

• Helping clients keep a primary goal of never missing a session.

• Setting a series or progressively attainable short term goals.

• Setting many goals to ensure some type of program success.

• Setting only long-term goals to develop adherence.

A strong support network can provide an individual with all of the following except.

• Improved program adherence.

• Extrinsic motivation.

• Relapse prevention support

• Intrinsic motivation

Which type of exercise program has dropout rate almost twice the rate of a moderate - intensity program?

• Vigorous - intensity exercise program

• Small-group personal training

• Home based personal training

• Low-intensity exercise program

Which of the following factors is MOST likely unrelated to adherence levels in supervised exercise settings?

• Education

• Age

• Income

• Gender

After one year of regular personal -training sessions your client wanted to try to continue on her own. During the following six months you notice your client routinely exercising for one hour four to five days a week. Your client says she LOVES coming to the gym and feels great after work outs. You can MOST likely contribute your client's success to which of the following?

• Extrinsic motivation

• Self-esteem

• Intrinsic motivation

• Self-sufficiency