TLDR: Gym stigma can contribute to peoples fear of working out. Perceived social support and belonging can promote physical activity adherence.
Under the 'situations that elicit a fear response heading,' I suggest referring to gym stigma as an explanation and example. The reference below found around 70% of gym-goers felt judged for their level of fitness or body appearance at some time. Around half of those who felt judged, said it influenced their likeliness of attending a gym. This implies that people who feel they don't match up to an acceptable 'norm' at the gym are likely less likely to go due to perceived social judgement.
- Jones, K. (2017). Gym Stigma (Doctoral dissertation)
Another supporting link:
- Vartanian, L. R., & Shaprow, J. G. (2008). Effects of weight stigma on exercise motivation and behavior: a preliminary investigation among college-aged females. Journal of health psychology, 13(1), 131-138.
2. Contrast to gym stigma as a potential barrier towards physical activity. Certain types of group exercise like Crossfit show increased rates of adherence and popularity. Group fitness promotes a sense of community and belonging felt by its participants. The exercises are also scalable so everyone can perform them in spite of their fitness level. Which likely removes the social pressure and level of fitness as negative factors of gym adherence and FOWO.
- Dominski, F. H., Serafim, T. T., Siqueira, T. C., & Andrade, A. (2020). Psychological variables of CrossFit participants: a systematic review. Sport Sciences for Health, 1-21.
Hi There! Great topic and very relevant as we get into summer and gyms get busy but also as we get into a stressful time of yeah. Here is a peer reviewed article: Stults-Kolehmainen, M. A., & Sinha, R. (2013). The Effects of Stress on Physical Activity and Exercise. Sports Medicine, 44(1), 81–121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0090-5
It shows that whilst exercise can relieve stress, an increase in cortisol (the stress hormone) can inhibit physical exercise and encourage work out avoidance. --U3174214 (discuss • contribs) 08:25, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there! Self-efficacy theory may be interesting to explore further. It looks at building one's confidence in their motivation, behaviour and environment and why individuals may or may not have self-efficacy. Good luck! U3177230 (discuss • contribs) 08:26, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, this is an awesome topic. I've never heard it referred to this way before. From what you've already outlined I think a case study may be really useful. You could have a short story about someone with fear of working out, describing the symptoms and emotions involved. Then later on briefly discuss how each of the referenced theories could be applied to the person's situation. Good luck! U3025324 (discuss • contribs) 09:38, 15 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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The theoretical emphasis of the chapter is on social anxiety - but what about a reluctance to work out alone, with no-one watching? What accounts for such fear? And is that fear also a factor in socially observable work out settings? Also, what about socially observable work out settings which motivate rather than demotivate participants?
Why focus so much on gym settings? The topic question wasn't this specific, so the gym focus is an unwarranted detour. A gym setting can be used as an example/case study, but this chapter should take a broader perspective.
There seems to be a persistent assumption with the chapter that "right reasons" are needed to go to the gym and that to be successful this must involve hard work to achieve "results". But this is just one framing. What if someone wants to just wants to exercise to enjoy themselves and doesn't need or want to see physical results? There are multiple motivations for working out, not all of which are about "achieving results", but which don't seem to be represented in the chapter.
Overall, this chapter makes insufficient use of research.
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Greater emphasis on major reviews and/or meta-analyses would be helpful.
Health benefits of working out are not part of the chapter topic. Instead, this could be mentioned briefly, with citations and link to more info.
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Since "fear of working out" is used repeatedly, set up the FOWO abbreviation on 1st use of the term, and then use thereafter.
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