Keith was a high school baseball player who was previously in good physical shape due to team workouts and weightlifting
Behavioral Theories: Self-Efficacy Theory, Transtheoretical Model, Self-Determination Theory, & Theory of Planned Behavior.
Scenario 1
Keith was a high school baseball player who was previously in good physical shape due to team workouts and weightlifting. However, once he entered college, his regular exercise routine stopped and he continued this “no exercise” routine through his 20s. Keith does not see any reason to be physically active now that he is no longer playing baseball. He lacks any form of discipline or motivation to go to the gym on a regular basis. He knows that he is a few pounds overweight, but does not see any problem with the extra pounds he has gained since high school. He believes he is perfectly healthy and has no need to exercise.
Scenario 2
Country Bill is a 75-year old retired school teacher who lives alone and likes to garden and do yard work in the summer months. This keeps him very active because he typically spends about two hours a day outside doing various yard activities from mowing the grass to raking to picking weeds. However, during the colder winter months, Bill tends to become sedentary and retreats to watching television to fill the time that he normally spends doing yard work in the summer. Because of Bill’s advancing age and the fact that he lives alone, his doctor is concerned that he is not active enough during the entire year. He wants Bill to maintain a more constant level of physical activity during all months of the year so that he has a high level of functional physical activity to ensure that he can perform day-to-day activities such as getting himself dressed, avoiding falling, and doing household chores.
Scenario 3
Kelley is in her mid-40s and has been exercising irregularly for the past year (i.e., goes to the gym 4 or 5 days a week for a month and then not again for another 3 months). Her main motivation for going to the gym or going out for a run is to improve her appearance for different events such as friends weeding or a party with friends. Her motives for being physically active are driven by a need to look aesthetically better when she has to see friends or family. As a result, Kelley is not adhering to a regular exercise regimen or exercising for inherent pleasure or to improve her overall health.
Scenario 4
Joe is entering his senior year of high school and about to begin preseason training for his last year of high school. Joe has been the teams star running back leading the team in touchdowns and yards gained in a season helping carry the team to the playoffs. Joe is optimistic about the team this year; however, he is lacking the confidence to perform well due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear that occurred during the playoffs. He was forced to have surgery to repair the ACL and missed out on the remaining football season due to rehab therapy. Joe is afraid that if he puts forth all of his efforts as he has done in the past, he might re-tear his ACL since the doctor told him that re-tears are more likely after an initial tear. He is also worried that the knee brace he must wear will inhibit his range of motion and that he won’t be able to perform on the level he once did. He dreams of playing collegiate football but fears these things might ruin his goal of playing football in college.
Scenario 5
Carla is a 60-year old couch potato who is overweight. Her doctor recently diagnosed her as prediabetic and has encouraged her to start exercising. She denies having a problem and has no intention of making a change in her physical activity in the next 6 months. Carla also has no drive to become physically active and has many “excuses” for not being physically active. She does not think that physical activity is valuable in being able to help her lose her excess weight and other related health issues. She feels overwhelmed by barriers such as lack of time and lack of knowledge on how to be physically active, and she strongly feels that being physically active is impossible for her.
Answer preview to Keith was a high school baseball player who was previously in good physical shape due to team workouts and weightlifting
APA
713 words
