State-Based Motivation and Exercise: Practitioner Guidance for Increasing Exercise Engagement
Apply It! By reading this article, you will • Learn about the importance of state-based exercise motivation on exercise behavior. • Discover the value in tracking motivation states for clients and patients. • Understand how to assess state motivation to facilitate more effective exercise consultations and prescriptions.
Authors
- Marcus W. Kilpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-7468)
- Andrea H. Barrows
- Ashleigh N. Ferrara
- Raul Cosme Ramos Prado
Institutions
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences (RS)
- Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/fit.0000000000001141
- Primary Topic
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00