Changing Mindset is the Key to Helping College Students Exercise More

Making exercise as a stress outlet can help students achieve recommended amounts of physical activity, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.//

However, in order to maintain that routine, students need social support from family and friends.

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‘Fundamental lack of exercise is linked to multiple health problems, so it is essential to address it early.’
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Researchers surveyed 135 college students, assessing their willingness to exercise for the recommended 150 minutes per week. Participants were asked to weigh pros, like improved energy and health against perceived disadvantages, like being tired and not having enough time for academics or leisure.

Once convinced that more exercise would benefit them, students were asked what they needed to get started. The single most significant factor was behavioral confidence, which involves visualization of future performance and external sources of confidence, like one's religious faith or an encouraging mentor.

"Physicians who want to encourage their patients to get more physical activity should suggest the techniques from this study," says Vinayak K. Nahar, MD, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and co-author on this study.

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"Accessing internal and external sources of inspiration and resilience is an effective and sustainable model for positive change."

According to the survey, respondents indicated that sustaining the weekly 150 minutes of exercise would require the support of family and friends, as well as an emotional shift, in which students would use exercise as an outlet for stressors. Respondents also said social changes, like making friends who also exercise regularly would improve their ability to persist.

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"Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. do not engage in the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week," says Manoj Sharma, MBBS, Ph.D., a professor of behavioral health at Jackson State University and lead researcher on this study. "This basic lack of exercise is tied to myriad health problems, so it is important to address it early."

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