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Competing personal goals and exercise behaviour

W A Gebhardt1, S Maes

  • 1Department of Clinical and Healthy Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands. GEBHARDT@rulfsw.fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|July 10, 1998
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Personal goals conflicting with exercise significantly impact physical activity levels. Understanding these competing priorities is key to promoting regular exercise behavior and adherence.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Science
  • Exercise Science
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research on exercise behavior determinants has overlooked the influence of personal goals.
  • Conflicting personal goals may hinder the initiation and maintenance of regular physical activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between personal goals and exercise behavior.
  • To determine if competing personal goals affect exercise frequency.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted with 980 participants categorized by exercise frequency: nonexercisers, exercising 1-2 times/week, and exercising ≥3 times/week (norm).
  • Participants reported on personal goals expected to be hampered by exercising at the norm.
  • Data were analyzed to compare competing activities across exercise groups.

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Main Results:

  • Significant differences were found in the number of personal goals hampered by exercising across exercise groups.
  • Nonexercisers reported more competing home activities than exercisers.
  • Regular exercisers (≥3 times/week) reported fewer competing social and self-developmental activities compared to other groups.

Conclusions:

  • Competing personal goals, particularly those related to home, social, and self-developmental activities, play a significant role in exercise behavior.
  • Theoretical models of exercise behavior should incorporate the impact of conflicting personal goals on leisure-time physical activity.
  • Addressing perceived goal conflicts may be crucial for interventions aimed at increasing exercise participation.