Let's Get Physically Active! Motivating People to Start and Maintain a Physically Active Lifestyle
Speaker: Dr. Wendy Rodgers, Professor and Vice Dean, Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation, University of Alberta (Alberta Diabetes Institute member)
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Why do people initiate physical activity and exercise?
Why do they maintain it? What does it mean to be motivated?
This presentation will address the transitions from exercise initiate to exercise maintainer, and consider the differences between new exercisers and regular exercisers. These phases of exercise adoption and transitions are tied to key characteristics or types of motivation. Motivational concepts such as self-determination, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy will be discussed as they relate to exercise adherence (and non-adherence) among sedentary adults.