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- Researches found that exercise imagery that involves a pleasant image of the exercise can produce goal-like results that positively affect physical exercise participation and its continuation. It has been well-documented that imagery effectively changes thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors in various domains [34, 41].
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Beyond changing individuals’ attitudes toward exercise, imagery can also significantly impact exercise behavior. For example, audio-administered imagery scripts led to significantly greater increases in self-reported exercise behavior in both adult (Andersson & Moss, 2011 ) and older adult (Kim, Newton, Sachs, Giacobbi, & Glutting, 2011 ...
Feb 26, 2024 · The findings showed that exercise imagery is an important intervention strategy for changing the psychological activities of physical exercise behavior intention, and that it can play a role in strengthening the mechanism to regulate and change physical exercise behavior.
Jun 26, 2022 · We hypothesized that both the imagery intervention, possible-selves intervention, and the combined imagery possible-selves intervention would increase exercise behavior and self-efficacy compared to the control condition.
Mental imagery-based self-regulation interventions can increase physical activity behavior, particularly when supported by personalized disease risk information presented in an easy-to-understand format. Keywords: Self-regulation, Mental imagery, Intervention, Physical activity, mHealth. Go to: Introduction.
- 10.1111/bjhp.12558
- 2022/05
Jun 23, 2020 · Imagery interventions significantly enhanced motor performance, motivational outcomes, and affective outcomes. Summarized across all outcomes, imagery combined with physical practice was more effective than physical practice alone, indicating differential effects of imagery and physical practice.
- Bianca A. Simonsmeier, Melina Andronie, Susanne Buecker, Cornelia Frank
- 2021
Jul 1, 2014 · One possible explanation for the effect of imagery on motivation is that the distinctly autonomous nature of mental imagery may nurture self-determined motives for exercise through increased mindfulness of one's autonomy.
Feb 26, 2024 · physical health beliefs can directly improve the physical exercise behavior intention of college students, which can also affect college students' physical exercise behavior intention indirectly through exercise imagery. The findings suggest that exercise imagery are important variables that mediate ….
