The Role of Social Physique Anxiety, Social Support, and Perceived Benefits and Barrier to Exercise in All-Female Fitness Camp Intervention

<p>Only 3.2% of Americans ages 20-59 years meet the minimum recommended volume of exercise suggestions. In addition to the substantial percentage of people who fail to meet exercise requirements, only 15% of American adults engage in exercise on a regular basis, i.e. exercising for twenty minutes at least three times per week to improve health. (Schrop, Pendleton, McCord, Gil, Stockton, McNatt, & Gilchrist, 2006). Although the small proportion of those who reach the suggested physical activity levels is a topic of concern for adults, the CDC reports that physical inactivity levels are even higher for females than those of males. In 2008, only 42% of women 18 years and older met the minimal federal levels of aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity (CDC, 2008). Thus, this statistic is distressing as American women are not able to reap the physical and psychological benefits of regular exercise activity. Therefore, the typically underserved population of women should be studied in order to identify what inhibits women from partaking in equivalent amounts of physical activity to males and reaching the minimum federal standards (Huberty et al., 2008).</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Kinesiology (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Health and Kinesiology

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Easton, Lauren Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel R. Czech
• Ashley Walker

• ETD
• Social support
• Social physique anxiety
• Women's issues
• Social cognitive theory
• Kinesiology
• Women's Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/34

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1033