|  |  | August 4, 2009  How many times have you set a goal to exercise, started off like gangbusters and then drifted back into old habits of sitting instead of moving? Well, if you have ever wondered why we continue to set exercise goals but fail to follow through, a powerful study carried out by the Public Health Agency of Canada reveals that people exercise according to their level of self-confidence and motivation.
Sai Yi Pan who led the study reported, "Confidence in one's personal ability to carry out exercise plays a central role in the direction, intensity and persistence of health-behavior change."
After interviewing 5167 Canadians Sai Yi Pan and her associates learned that those who said they were confident they could stick to a regular exercise program and had set an intention to do it, were the ones who were more physically active. Gender, age, income, and education level seemed to have no bearing on the results.
What is important is the confidence you have in your ability to exercise or be active at some level whether it is walking around the house or...
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