ArticleJournal of exercise science and fitness2015
Predictors of increase in physical activity during a 6-month follow-up period among overweight and physically inactive healthy young adults.
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- Motivation, stress, recovery, and physical activity of teachers: discoveries with the Reiss Motivation ProfileZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2023Article
- Sense of Coherence Mediates the Links between Job Status Prior to Birth and Postpartum Depression: A Structured Equation Modeling Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectiveThe beneficial effects of physical activity (PA) are well known, but it remains challenging to increase PA among physically inactive and overweight young individuals. The present study aimed to examine how selected psychological and physical characteristics assessed at baseline predict the increase in total PA over a 6-month follow-up among 51 physically inactive and overweight adults (20 women, 31 men; age 26-40 years) who participated in a lifestyle counselling study without supervised PA sessions.
methodsBaseline measurements included a questionnaire assessment of sense of coherence and psychological flexibility, heart rate monitoring-based stress/recovery from stress (stress%/recovery% during 24 hours), and body composition. PA volume was elicited through interview. Participants who increased their PA by ≥ 500
resultsDuring the 6-month follow-up, 41% of the participants increased their total PA by ≥ 500
conclusionA strong sense of meaningfulness and better recovery from stress predict an increase in PA among physically inactive and overweight young adults. Therefore, participants with a low sense of meaningfulness and low recovery from stress may require support from other interventions to be able to increase their PA.
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