Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/Exercise motivation

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Hey Camo, You could possibly add 'social facilitation' to aid in training exercise as exercise is not such a cognitively taxing task So peer support should enhance performance and increase motivation indirectly by facilitating in a positive experience in the gym, field or track. the more positive the experience, the more likely one is to sustain motivation. Lucas K 13:45, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm looking forward to reading this chapter as me and excerise have a less then satisfactory relationship and if I can learn how to better motivate myself maybe I would go to gym more then once every blue moon :-)EamesA 00:10, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

This is a chapter I will definitely be reading! I really look forward to seeing the reasons related to exercise motivation! As Eames mentioned, for the past 3 years I have joined gym memberships, and only made use of one month! Such a waste of money! I am attempting to join again at the end of this year, hopefully your chapter will give me the strength to motivate myself in a more positive way! Good luck! SKM1501 03:35, 04 November 2011 (UTC)

Well done - I was particularly interested in the theories - My theory - walking on a beach for exercise is much better than walking around the suburbs - more incentive to walk on the beach - Why? the ambience, fresh sea air, sense of freedom, sound of the gulls etc and at the end of the walk, you'll feel great - excellent chapter - Magnolia28

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Overall Overall comments This is a solid, basic chapter on exercise motivation that covers important theories applicable to the topic. It could be strengthened with improved expression, wider research and critical analysis of findings, and more discussion of relevant theories. Theory Theory comments The theory section demonstrates appropriate application of SDT and intrinsic/extrinsic motivation to the problem of exercise. Discussion of different types of extrinsic motivation (e.g., external, introjected, identified, integrated) and how they apply to exercise motivation might benefit the chapter. The discussion of goals could be supported with mention of implementation intentions with a self-help focus. Research Research comments The practical application section and the key application points in the theories section, provide some good self-help advice in pursuing enjoyable activities and using goals to promote intrinsic motivation for exercise. This chapter could benefit from greater integration of applied research in the field of exercise/sport motivation as well as critical analysis of research findings. Written expression Written expression comments There is good use of multimedia links to other pages, but absence of images and other learning features. Seeking early peer feedback may have assisted in developing the chapter. The structure could better integrate ideas in a logical flow; many propositions appear in one or two-sentence paragraphs with no sentence to connect ideas to the subsequent paragraph. In text references should appear before the full stop (e.g., “. (Stevenson & Lochbaum, 2008)” is incorrect APA style) and the reference list could better conform to APA style (remember to italicise journal titles and volume numbers).

Rfoster 04:38, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Multimedia feedback

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Overall Overall, this is a fairly standard, solid, basic narrated audio and slide text/image presentation. Structure and content In the general introduction, establish some focus questions/problems and/or explain what will be covered. Motivation is well-defined/explained - excellent. Perhaps provide more examples or motif e.g., a character who wants to exercise more Structure and content Communication The presentation emphasises a scripted-reading, with some accompanying slides. Audio is reasonably well paced. Perhaps pause a little more between sentences. Let the idea sink in for a bit. Slides were clear, but somewhat limited in scope and range. Production quality Audio quality is excellent Seemed to run out of time - another take would be good Image sources - were the images used with permission? (Otherwise this is copyright violation) Provide a link back to the chapter Provide a more meaningful title and description (on youtube) Consider releasing under a Creative Commons Attribution license

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:34, 10 December 2011 (UTC)