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WorksheetsUnit 2 Principles and Motivation and Adherence
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
