Brad is complaining that he is no longer motivated by his exercise program. He recently began a jogging program and runs 5 days a week by himself on an indoor track. He knows that running is a good aerobic exercise but does not really like it and is constantly sore from his workouts. Based on the information given in the scenario, provide some motivational suggestions for Brad's program.
What will be an ideal response?
Based on the information given, Brad is still fairly new to exercise, so his exercise frequency and mode need to be modified; he is doing too much too fast. This is also the reason for his excessive soreness. He is engaging in an aerobic activity that others have said is good but that he does not enjoy. Some suggestions for Brad would include getting Brad to set some realistic and achievable exercise goals, selecting an aerobic activity that he enjoys, varying his workouts, looking into exercising in a more social setting, and starting slowly and gradually adding to his duration or intensity through the progressive overload principle.
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