Appropriate use of Stationary Exercycles in the Natural Environment: The Failure of Instructions and Goal Setting to Appreciably Modify Exercise Patterns in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults on a Home-Based Individualized Exercise Program
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1985
Keywords
efficacy of written instruction & lecture & goal setting, attainment of weight loss with stationary exercycles, moderately overweight 26–52 yr olds
Abstract
Assessed the efficacy of written instructions plus lecture and goal setting on the use of stationary exercycles for weight loss with 16 moderately overweight (15–30%) Ss (aged 26–52 yrs). Results indicate that instructions and lectures on appropriate usage of the exercycle were ineffective in promoting aerobic use by the Ss. Reasons for this failure to use the cycles appropriately are suggested, including Ss' lack of motivation due to boredom.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Behavioral Therapist, v. 8, issue 9, p. 187-188
Scholar Commons Citation
Jarvie, Gregory J. and Thompson, Joel K., "Appropriate use of Stationary Exercycles in the Natural Environment: The Failure of Instructions and Goal Setting to Appreciably Modify Exercise Patterns in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults on a Home-Based Individualized Exercise Program" (1985). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2081.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2081
