Sport And Exercise Psychology: A Critical Introduction

• It began with an explanation of the nature and goals of exercise psychology.


• The second part of the chapter provided a critical evaluation of research on the health
  benefits associated with regular physical activity as well as some potential hazards
  (e.g., overtraining and exercise dependence).


• In the third part of the chapter, I examined the main theories and research findings on
  the issues of exercise initiation (the “take-up” problem) and exercise maintenance (the
  “keeping it up” problem).


• The final section presented several ideas for possible research projects on exercise
  psychology.

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