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Physical exercise and experienced bodily changes — the emergence of benefits and limits on benefits
Author(s)	Brian P O'Connor, François L Rousseau, Susan Anneli Maki
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 59, no 3, 2004
Pages	pp 177-204
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Exercise ; Biological ageing ; Attitude ; Well being ; Social surveys ; Canada.
Annotation	Self-reports of levels of physical exercise, bodily changes experienced, and attitudinal and well-being variables were obtained from 407 Canadians aged 26 to 95. The purpose was to assess the relative magnitudes of the benefits experienced of exercise across the exercise continuum. Cluster analysis identified three groups at each of four age levels: sedentary people who experienced negative bodily changes; modest exercisers who reported the most positive bodily changes; and high exercisers who reported only minimal bodily changes. Psychological barriers to exercise among sedentary people included negative exercise attitudes, attributions of negative bodily changes to ageing, and low levels of exercise motivation and self-efficacy. Modest and higher exercisers both scored high on attitude and well-being variables. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-041221206 A
Classmark	CEA: BH: DP: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7S
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