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Older women's feelings about exercise and their adherence to an aerobic regimen over time
Author(s)	Michael S Caserta, Patricia A Gillett
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 38, no 5, October 1998
Pages	pp 602-609
Keywords	Older women ; Obesity ; Exercise ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Sedentary, overweight women aged 60-70 years were assigned either to a 16-week health education group (n=70) in which they were instructed to exercise aerobically on their own three times a week, or to a 16-week exercise group (n=76) consisting of three supervised aerobic sessions per week. Regression analyses performed at post-test and at 3-, 6-, and 18-months follow-up revealed that exercise frequency was not explained by group membership, but was often negatively associated with placing a greater value on exercising with peers. Those who were exercising more often at 6- and 18-months follow-up, however, valued the perceived benefits of exercise more highly. The findings of this study suggest the importance of emphasising strategies that stress the intrinsically motivating benefits of exercise, as well as building into programmes those aspects of exercise valued by the participants. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990309007 A
Classmark	BD: CSA: CEA: DP: 3J: 7T
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