I think therefore I Am? Examining the relationship between exercise identity and exercise behavior during behavioral weight loss treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Identification as an exerciser may promote physical activity. This study examined exercise identity (EI) and its relationship with demographic characteristics and exercise among adults participating in behavioral weight loss treatment, which is a key target population for increasing exercise.

Design

Longitudinal.

Method

Participants (N = 320) completed a measure of EI and exercise was assessed with accelerometers at baseline and 6 months.

Results

Baseline EI and exercise were positively related and EI and exercise increased over time. However, change in EI was not meaningfully related to change in exercise, baseline EI did not predict change in exercise, and 6-month EI was not related to 6-month exercise. Participants identifying as non-White

SUBMITTER: Schumacher LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191234 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature