A joint control intervention for the acquisition of group exercise sequences.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Baker, Natalie; Jackson, Marianne L.; Smith, Nicole J.
- Source
- Behavioral Interventions. Nov2023, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1-15. 15p.
- Subject
- *EVALUATION of human services programs
*PHYSICAL activity
*ABILITY
*TRAINING
*UNDERGRADUATES
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*HUMAN services programs
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*EXERCISE
*RESEARCH funding
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*VERBAL behavior
*SELF-talk
*STATISTICAL sampling
*EDUCATIONAL outcomes
- Language
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
Despite the health problems associated with a lack of physical activity, most adults in the U.S. do not meet recommended levels. One barrier often cited is lack of relevant skills, and a small number of studies have suggested that instructional forms of self‐talk may be an important aspect of skill acquisition in physical activity. The process of joint control may provide a conceptually accurate account of this type of intervention and suggest new applications. Five undergraduate students participated in this study and attended a group exercise class created for this purpose. Following baseline sessions, all participants completed joint control training on a novel exercise sequence and then returned to the group exercise setting. All participants showed a noticeable increase in the accuracy of their movements in the post‐training phase and demonstrated continued improvements in the generalization phase. Limitations of covert responses and the contrived setting are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]