Motivational and evolutionary aspects of a physical exercise training program: a longitudinal study.

Motivational and evolutionary aspects of a physical exercise training program: a longitudinal study.

Several studies have indicated that motivational level and prior expectations are relevant aspects to increase commitment to physical activity. Moreover, these aspects are not properly described in terms of proximal (Self Determination Theory) and distal (evolutionary) explanations in the literature...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Pereira Rosa, Altay Alves Lino De Souza, Giscard Humberto Oliveira de Lima, Dayane Ferreira Rodrigues, Valdir de Aquino Lemos, Eduardo da Silva Alves, Sergio eTufik, Marco Tulio eDe Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Health Promotion
sociability
Adherence - Compliance - Persistance
Exercise motivation
Evolutionary aspects of Physical Exercise.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00648/full

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