EXERCISE STATS: Exercise and Cognitive Functioning:
● A review of 47 studies found that the risk of ● Health psychologist have found beneficial
chronic diseases and early death increases effects of exercise on cognitive functioning
with longer periods of sitting. especially on executive functioning involves
● Adequate physical fitness is only 42% in planning and higher-order reasoning
among adolescents and even lesser in girls ● Exercise appears to promote memory and
● Exercise helps maintain mental and healthy cognitive ageing
physical health ● It can improve cognitive functioning and
● All kinds of exercise has benefits, especially executive control in children as well
for middle and old aged individuals.
● 2/3rd of Americans don’t engage in any Economic Benefits:
regular leisure physical activity Employee fitness programs can reduce
absenteeism, increased job satisfaction, and
Benefits of Exercise: reduce health care costs especially in women
1. Reduce the risk of chronic diseases
2. Accelerates wound healing Determinants of Regular Excercise:
3. Critical to recovering from disabilities ● Currently only half of the youth meet the
4. Improves sleep physical activity requirement of 60 minutes
5. Immune system functioning a day
6. Growth of neurons in brains ● Physical education classes are met with
7. Promotes cognitive functioning budget setbacks
8. Strengthens bones and muscles ● The practice of regular exercise has
9. Helps to control weight declined substantially in adolescents
especially girls and boys not involved in
Exercise Quantity: formal sports
● 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on ● Adults report lack of time, stress,
most/all days interference with daily activities and fatigue
● 20 minutes or more of vigorous exercise at as barriers
least 3 days a week
Who Exercises?
Aerobic Exercise: People who come from families in which exercise is
Aerobic exercise is marked by high intensity, long practised, who have:
duration, and the need for endurance and it ● Positive attitude towards physical activity
includes running, bicycling, rope jumping and ● Strong sense of self-efficacy
swimming ● Energy, extroverted and sociable
● Perceive themselves as athletic
Effects on Psychological Health: ● Social support to exercise
● Improves mood and emotional well being ● Believe that people should take
● Some positive effects of exercise may be responsibility for healthcare
associated with social activity or being Are more likely to exercise
outside
● An increased sense of self-efficacy can also
underlie mood effects
● It is used as a treatment for depression
because it has beneficial effects on mood
and self-esteem
● Stopping exercise can lead to an increase in
symptoms of depression.
● A review of 47 studies found that the risk of ● Health psychologist have found beneficial
chronic diseases and early death increases effects of exercise on cognitive functioning
with longer periods of sitting. especially on executive functioning involves
● Adequate physical fitness is only 42% in planning and higher-order reasoning
among adolescents and even lesser in girls ● Exercise appears to promote memory and
● Exercise helps maintain mental and healthy cognitive ageing
physical health ● It can improve cognitive functioning and
● All kinds of exercise has benefits, especially executive control in children as well
for middle and old aged individuals.
● 2/3rd of Americans don’t engage in any Economic Benefits:
regular leisure physical activity Employee fitness programs can reduce
absenteeism, increased job satisfaction, and
Benefits of Exercise: reduce health care costs especially in women
1. Reduce the risk of chronic diseases
2. Accelerates wound healing Determinants of Regular Excercise:
3. Critical to recovering from disabilities ● Currently only half of the youth meet the
4. Improves sleep physical activity requirement of 60 minutes
5. Immune system functioning a day
6. Growth of neurons in brains ● Physical education classes are met with
7. Promotes cognitive functioning budget setbacks
8. Strengthens bones and muscles ● The practice of regular exercise has
9. Helps to control weight declined substantially in adolescents
especially girls and boys not involved in
Exercise Quantity: formal sports
● 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on ● Adults report lack of time, stress,
most/all days interference with daily activities and fatigue
● 20 minutes or more of vigorous exercise at as barriers
least 3 days a week
Who Exercises?
Aerobic Exercise: People who come from families in which exercise is
Aerobic exercise is marked by high intensity, long practised, who have:
duration, and the need for endurance and it ● Positive attitude towards physical activity
includes running, bicycling, rope jumping and ● Strong sense of self-efficacy
swimming ● Energy, extroverted and sociable
● Perceive themselves as athletic
Effects on Psychological Health: ● Social support to exercise
● Improves mood and emotional well being ● Believe that people should take
● Some positive effects of exercise may be responsibility for healthcare
associated with social activity or being Are more likely to exercise
outside
● An increased sense of self-efficacy can also
underlie mood effects
● It is used as a treatment for depression
because it has beneficial effects on mood
and self-esteem
● Stopping exercise can lead to an increase in
symptoms of depression.
