Why Do They Exercise Less? Barriers to Exercise in High-Anxiety-Sensitive Women.

Autor: Sabourin, BrigitteC., Hilchey, CatherineA., Lefaivre, Marie-Josée, Watt, MargoC., Stewart, SherryH.
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Zdroj: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; 2011, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p206-215, 10p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of arousal sensations) is a risk factor for mental and physical health problems, including physical inactivity. Because of the many mental and physical health benefits of exercise, it is important to better understand why high-AS individuals may be less likely to exercise. The present study's aim was to understand the role of barriers to exercise in explaining lower levels of physical exercise in high-AS individuals. Participants were undergraduate women who were selected as high (n = 82) or low (n = 72) AS. High-AS women participated in less physical exercise and perceived themselves as less fit than low-AS women. Mediation analyses revealed that barriers to exercise accounted for the inverse relationships between AS group and physical exercise/fitness levels. Findings suggest that efforts to increase physical exercise in at-risk populations, such as high-AS individuals, should not focus exclusively on benefits to exercise but should also target reasons why these individuals are exercising less. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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