I picked this topic because I found it very interesting how exercising isn't just about the physical activity. Psychology has many factors to do with exercising and sports. When we are not at a good psychological state, there are bad consequences that follow.

1. Sport and Exercise Psychology
By: Nyla Diethelm

2. Definition:
Exercising involves planned and regular
engagement in physical activity for the
purpose of improving or maintaining physical
fitness. This could involve many different
activities involving sports or exercising.

3. Psychology and Exercise
Psychological factors have an influence and
involvement in sport and exercise.
They both show a connection in human
movement activity and psychological factors.

4. Eating Disorders
Examples of Eating disorders: anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
These are caused by severe disturbances in
body image, eating, and engaging in
compensatory behaviors that result in serious
medical, psychological, and social problems.

5. Achievement Goal Theory
This is done to provide aim, purpose, and/or
focus to a person’s behavior.
This represents future-based responsibilities
that will create change in the person or
situation.

6. Basic Emotions
Many athletes including the supporters
encounter many emotions.
Many of these motions are used as
motivation when playing a sport or
exercising.

7. Decision Making
Is a cognitive state which involves selecting a
response from a range of available
responses in circumstances where an action
is needed.
This is done when exercising and sports
when thinking about what to do next, how to
do it, how many times, and so on.

8. Habit
Repetition can make a simple behavior very
powerful. Improving your physical health by
exercising, increasing body strength by
working out
People often struggle to maintain such
regimes. Many training programs fail due to a
lack of perseverance.

9. Knowledge Structure
Knowledge structures underlying task
performance are fundamental elements of
action control in sports.
In the history of research, knowledge
structures have been addressed in different
ways, focusing on their significance for task
performance from different perspectives.

10. My Own Thoughts
I believe the psychology has to do with many
things in our life, including fitness!
We must be at the state of mind if we want to
make a change in our life or to gain
motivation
Not being in the state of mind can affect our
performance and what we think of ourselves.

11. References:
Tenenbaum, G., & Eklund, R. C. (2014).
Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise
Psychology. Los Angeles: SAGE
Publications, Inc.