Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition

Objective: To examine the motivational process through which increases in aerobic capacity and decreases in total body fat are achieved during high-intensity intermittent training (HIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) interventions. Method: Eighty-seven physically inactive adults (...

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Main Authors: Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Shepherd, S., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Wagenmakers, A., Shaw, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Psychological Association Inc. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29900
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author Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Shepherd, S.
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Wagenmakers, A.
Shaw, C.
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Shepherd, S.
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Wagenmakers, A.
Shaw, C.
author_sort Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
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description Objective: To examine the motivational process through which increases in aerobic capacity and decreases in total body fat are achieved during high-intensity intermittent training (HIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) interventions. Method: Eighty-seven physically inactive adults (65% women, age = 42 ± 12, BMI = 27.67 ± 4.99 kg/m2) took part in a 10-week randomized intervention testing group-based HIT, operationalized as repeated sprints of 15-60 s interspersed with periods of recovery cycling = 25 min/session, 3 sessions/wk-1, or MICT, operationalized as cycling at constant workload of 65% maximum aerobic capacity (VO2max, 30-45 min/session-1, 5 sessions/wk-1. Assessments of VO2max and total body fat were made pre- and postintervention. Motivation variables were assessed midintervention and class attendance was monitored throughout. Path analysis was employed, controlling for treatment arm and baseline values of VO2max and total body fat. Results: The 2 groups differed in adherence only, favoring HIT. Baseline VO2max predicted intrinsic motivation midintervention. Intrinsic motivation predicted program adherence, which in turn predicted increases in VO2max and decreases in total body fat by the end of the study. Conclusion: Intrinsic motivation in HIT and MICT is positively linked to adherence to these programs, which can facilitate improvements in fitness and body composition.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-299002020-07-23T08:41:19Z Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Shepherd, S. Ntoumanis, Nikos Wagenmakers, A. Shaw, C. Objective: To examine the motivational process through which increases in aerobic capacity and decreases in total body fat are achieved during high-intensity intermittent training (HIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) interventions. Method: Eighty-seven physically inactive adults (65% women, age = 42 ± 12, BMI = 27.67 ± 4.99 kg/m2) took part in a 10-week randomized intervention testing group-based HIT, operationalized as repeated sprints of 15-60 s interspersed with periods of recovery cycling = 25 min/session, 3 sessions/wk-1, or MICT, operationalized as cycling at constant workload of 65% maximum aerobic capacity (VO2max, 30-45 min/session-1, 5 sessions/wk-1. Assessments of VO2max and total body fat were made pre- and postintervention. Motivation variables were assessed midintervention and class attendance was monitored throughout. Path analysis was employed, controlling for treatment arm and baseline values of VO2max and total body fat. Results: The 2 groups differed in adherence only, favoring HIT. Baseline VO2max predicted intrinsic motivation midintervention. Intrinsic motivation predicted program adherence, which in turn predicted increases in VO2max and decreases in total body fat by the end of the study. Conclusion: Intrinsic motivation in HIT and MICT is positively linked to adherence to these programs, which can facilitate improvements in fitness and body composition. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29900 10.1037/hea0000260 American Psychological Association Inc. fulltext
spellingShingle Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Shepherd, S.
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Wagenmakers, A.
Shaw, C.
Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title_full Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title_fullStr Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title_full_unstemmed Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title_short Intrinsic Motivation in Two Exercise Interventions: Associations With Fitness and Body Composition
title_sort intrinsic motivation in two exercise interventions: associations with fitness and body composition
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29900