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A Longitudinal Theory-Based Investigation of How Environmental Aesthetics Predicts Home-Based Exercise.
Navin Kaushal1, Donya Nemati2, Nicole Keith3
1Department of Health Sciences, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
|April 10, 2024
Summary
The aesthetics of home exercise equipment locations influence autonomous motivation, intention, and habit, ultimately impacting exercise participation. Making these spaces appealing can boost home-based exercise engagement.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Environmental Psychology
- Exercise Science
Background:
- Environmental aesthetics is a known factor influencing physical activity.
- This study investigates if home environment aesthetics impact exercise behavior.
- The integrated behavior change model guides the investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role of home exercise equipment's environmental aesthetics in predicting exercise participation.
- To test if aesthetic factors influence determinants of exercise behavior within the integrated behavior change model.
- To understand how the microenvironment of exercise equipment affects motivation and adherence.
Main Methods:
- Adults (N=231) owning exercise equipment completed monthly surveys over three months.
- Measures included environmental aesthetics, exercise time, and integrated behavior change model constructs.
- Multilevel structural equation modeling analyzed participant (level 2) and time (level 1) data.
Main Results:
- Intention, habit, and planning significantly predicted exercise participation over time.
- Autonomous motivation positively affected intention and habit.
- Environmental aesthetics of equipment predicted autonomous motivation, habit, and intention.
- Planning moderated the intention-behavior link, enhancing adherence.
Conclusions:
- Home exercise program design should consider the aesthetic appeal of equipment placement.
- Appealing environments can enhance autonomous motivation, intention, and habit formation for exercise.
- These findings support strategies to increase home-based exercise engagement, which is increasingly popular.
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