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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Exercise Benefits"”.
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The Link between Overweight, Obesity, and Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers among College Students
… The purpose of this study was to examine exercise benefits and barriers of overweight, obese, and normal weight college students. Participants (n = 595) were college students who completed a questionnaire and whose body composition was measured. Results of this study revealed significant …
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An exploration of the aspects of physical activity and exercise motives that confer risk versus protection from disordered eating outcomes
… of its numerous physical and mental health benefits. However, engaging in “excessive exercise” is a compensatory behavior found in eating disorders. The present study sought to better understand exercise as both a health- and risk-behavior. Undergraduates (<em>N</em> = 1010) completed an …
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Predictors of exercise behaviors in nursing students
… whether personal factors and perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to exercise, as selected factors of Nola Pender's Revised Health Promotion Model (1996), predict exercise patterns in a convenient sample of A.D.N. and B.S.N. nursing students (N = 311). A predictive design was used; The …
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Comparison of Health Promotion Behaviors and Performance on the Navy Physical Readiness Test among Active Duty Shipboard Personnel with and without Anterior Knee Pain
… Profile (HPLP II) (S. Walker, 1996), and the Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scales (EBBS) (K. Sechrist,1987). Performance on the PRT and body mass index (BMI) for all subjects were examined. Data were obtained from 192 active duty Navy personnel stationed aboard four southern California based …
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Perceived Benefits and Barriers in Patients Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Between 18 and 44 Years of Age: A Pilot Study
… quantitative approach to identify perceived benefits of physical activity and perceived barriers to physical activity in female patients diagnosed with SLE between 18 and 44 years of age to answer the following research question: “What are the perceived benefits of physical activity and the …
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Translational studies into the effects of exercise on estimated bone strength
Mechanical loading associated with exercise is known to benefit bone health; however, most studies explore exercise benefits on bone mass independent of bone structure and strength. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the response of the skeleton to exercise across the translational …
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ROWERS' PERCEPTIONS OF EXERCISE ADHERENCE AND ROWING CULTURE: A MIXED-METHODS INVESTIGATION
… explore competitive rowers' perspectives of the benefits and barriers to exercise, and to use follow-up qualitative interviews to elicit insight into rowers' views of their sport culture, personal experience, and what it takes to be a dedicated, adherent athlete. A mixed-methods approach was used …
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Motivation and adherence to exercise in college students with schizophrenia
… the behavioral and thought processes that affect exercise engagement and adherence in college students with schizophrenia. A mixed methods approach was proposed utilizing an online survey followed by semi structured interviews. The online survey used was the Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scale …
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Perceived benefits and barriers to exercise and levels of physical activity of undergraduate physiotherapy students in the Western Cape
… aim of this study is to describe the perceived benefits and barriers to exercise and their association with levels of PA in physiotherapy students (first to fourth year) attending university in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Method: This study follows a quantitative, cross-sectional, …
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Bandura's Social Cognitive Concepts and Physical Activity of People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis
… health, mental health, stage of change for exercise, and action planning and coping planning for exercise. Additionally, the present study examines how disability affects self-efficacy thereby impacting physical activity. SUBJECTS: A total of 214 individuals (185 females [86%] and 29 males …