| Variant title |
Behavioral aspects of physical activity and exercise |
| Contents |
Why do people change physical activity behavior? -- Assessing your client's physical activity behavior, motivation, and individual resources -- Building skills to promote physical activity -- Building motivation : how ready are you? -- Communication skills to elicit physical activity behavior change : how to talk to the client -- How to deliver physical activity messages -- Influencing policy and environments to promote physical activity behavior change -- Promoting physical activity behavior change : population considerations -- Evaluating physical activity behavior change programs and practices -- Professional practice and practical tips for the application of behavioral strategies for the physical activity practitioner. |
| Abstract |
This practical text provides the theoretical foundation of behavior change and then offers specific strategies, tools, and methods you can use to motivate and inspire your clients to be active, exercise, and stay healthy. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and written by a team of leading experts in exercise science and motivation, the book provides step-by-step instructions to help fitness/health professionals and students master client motivation techniques. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. With more than 45,000 members and certified professionals worldwide, ACSM is dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine. |
| Biographical note | Dr. Claudio Nigg is Chair of the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His areas of interest include health and exercise psychology, youth, aging, theories of behavior change and using behavior modification techniques for the motivation to engage in health behaviors, specifically focusing on exercise/physical activity and multiple health behavior change. His work to date includes several experimental exercise interventions, theoretical investigations and stage-based intervention studies with youth and older adults. |
| LCCN | 2013012305 |
| ISBN | 9781451132113 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1451132115 (alk. paper) |
