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Research in Dance and Physical Education - Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 21-27
ISSN: 2586-1034 (Online)
Print publication date 30 Dec 2017
Received 13 Nov 2017 Revised 08 Dec 2017 Accepted 22 Dec 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.21

Factors for Habit Formation of Physical Activity
Yoongu Lee ; Yong-Jin Yoon* ; Sibak Sung
Sangmyung University, Korea
Yonsei University, Korea
Florida State University, USA

Correspondence to : *yoonyj@yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

The guideline for physical activity is being established as an important health habits for preventing and managing several chronic diseases. This health behavior can prevent the following diseases in various aspects. Diabetes and obesity prevention through weight control, cardiovascular disease as hypertension and coronary heart disease, cancer, pulmonary disease, psychological disorder as anxiety and depression, and musculoskeletal disorder as back pain and osteoarthritis are problems that can be resolved at preventive level through exercise. However, lack of physical activity causes a lot of pain by causing diseases listed above.

However, if it is accompanied by habits related to physical activity, it can be practiced even if the intention of physical activity is insufficient. Therefore, this study sought to help the implementation of health behaviors by exploring the factors needed to form physical activity habit. When four factors(rewards, consistency, behavioral complexity, environmental cues) have been made in a complementary combination it would expect the formation of habit.

Keywords: physical activity, exercise habit, rewards, consistency, behavioral complexity, environmental cues
Acknowledgments

The current paper is revised version of Yoongu Lee’s doctoral dissertation.

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