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Article: Varying the Mode of Cardiovascular Exercise to Increase Adherence.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Journal of Sport Behavior
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
- Author:
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Many people do not engage in the recommended frequency, intensity and duration of exercise required to produce the psychological and physiological benefits of an exercise regimen. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether varying workouts over an 8-week period would increase adherence levels in sedentary individuals. Three different modes of exercise were examined: variable, static, and preferred Participants in the variable condition performed the same exercise for 2 weeks, at which time they changed exercises. Those in the static condition chose an exercise and remained with that single exercise for the duration of the study Participants in the preferred mode ...