Physical Fitness -- One-Hour Gym Term Paper

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Also, following a role model and maintaining adequate sleeping hours and scheduling concentration sessions are very much attainable.

V.4. Relevancy

I tried my best to direct all of her actions towards achieving her primary goal (i.e. To establish a training routine capable of allowing her to develop into one of the top Camogie players in the country within the next year). All recommendations for her physical, psychological, and cultural trainings are oriented comprehensively toward the same goal. For example, her commitment includes sacrificing her frequent pizza sessions and refraining from obliging colleagues' requests to attend late-night parties, and practicing concentration and visualization of achieving her primary goal.

V.5. Time-Sensitivity

I have set various deadlines for Kieva to attain sub-goals that would definitely contribute to attain the fuller goal within a specific time. For example, I set 30 days to transform her dietary habits, 60 days to transform her cultural habits, 200 days for developing stamina, skill and speed, and further maintaining and developing the same for another 135 days to achieve the main goal of establish a training routine capable of allowing her to become one of the top Camogie players in the country within a year.

NRC Foundation Degree in Sport

Psychology of Health and Exercise

Task 3 ( 40 marks)

This is the final week of the goal setting intervention. You and your client will have kept a four-week logbook (800 words approx), detailing the activities undertaken day-by-day to complete the intervention. The logbook will be written by the "psychologist" in consultation with the client.

The logbook must contain some brief interpretation of events by the psychologist and reference to any changes made to the original intervention during the four-week period. Present this log along with any additional information gathered.

VI. The Psychologist's Logbook

(The logbook contains task outlines and outcome feedback from Kieva. It does not contain her other routine activities like study or work sessions, interactions with parents, etc.)

VI.1. Week 1: Getting Accustomed with Goal and Path

Monday: Listening to Motivational CD - Setting the Primary Goal Reminder at Bedside -- Learning more about identified barriers (Diet barriers, Cultural Barriers, Fitness Barriers, Endurance Barriers, Skill Barriers) and ways to eliminate them -- Selecting the Role Model -- Writing personal reflection.

Outcome: Achieved (Green smiley).

Tuesday: Reading motivational literature - Reviewing - new practice schedule beginning from tomorrow - Focusing on eliminating one single (diet) barrier for the day by repeating the thought and translating that into action. Reading the success story of the Role model -- getting a picture of her to create desktop wallpaper or to pin on notice board besides study table -- writing personal reflection.

Outcome: Completed (Green smiley).

Wednesday: Listening to motivational CD to charge the mind for new training session -- maintaining the commitment to overcoming the diet barrier -- focusing on next barrier (cultural barriers) -- reading literature about techniques to say "no" and how to ask others to help you to become a good Camogie player -- conversing with like-minded athlete and discussing the nuances of the game -- watching movies involving Camogie or recorded great matches -- Adding a little thinking session -- visualizing that the mission is already accomplished -- writing reflection -- complimenting self for undertaking a planned route to achieve life-goal.

Outcome: Did all of the above except discussing Camogie with other players and watching movies or recorded great matches (Yellow smiley).

Thursday: Reading motivational literature - Maintaining the stances against dietary and cultural barrier -- focusing on fitness barrier -- indulging in a little extra session (10 minutes) of fitness exercises -- trying to find the regimen maintained by the Role model or other accomplished Camogie players -- Maintaining visualization session -- writing reflection on how stances against dietary and cultural barriers are being maintained -- how the stances can be improved.

Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

Friday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session and extra session of cardio training - Adding one new nutritious item in the menu - visualization session -- discovering one great quality of the role model -- Personal reflection of the day.

Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

Saturday: Listening to music -- a gentle walk in the morning while reviewing the activities of the last five days -- spending free time with friends.

Outcome: Completed (Green Smiley).

Sunday: Reviewing the reflection book, coach's comments/tips and summarizing last five days' activities -- reading motivational literature -- watching a movie of choice -- visualization session.


Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

VI.2. Week 2: Developing Habit of Directing All Actions towards Chosen Goal

Monday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session and indulging in a little extra session of muscle training -- Reading tips on mastering fine techniques of Camogie - visualization session -- Personal reflection of the day.

Outcome: Did all of the above except reading tips on mastering fine techniques of Camogie, as very tired due to overdoing muscle strength session (Yellow smiley).

Tuesday: Reading motivational literature - Reviewing the set of Tasks at hand -- Re-incorporating the thought of eliminating diet barrier for the day and translating that into action -- adding extra session to cardio training -- visualization -- writing personal reflection.

Outcome: Achieved (Green smiley).

Wednesday: Listening to motivational CD -- maintaining the stance regarding diet -- Re-incorporating the thought of eliminating cultural barrier and translating that into action -- re-reading related literature - conversing with like-minded athlete and discussing the nuances of the game -- visualization - writing reflection -- complimenting self for undertaking a planned route to achieve life-goal.

Outcome: Completed (Green smiley).

Thursday: Recollecting and writing your views about motivational literature - focusing on fitness barrier -- Adding extra session (10 minutes) of fitness exercises with items taken from role model's regimen -- visualization session -- Rewarding self by one pizza!

Outcome: Completed-except eating pizza, since I've decided to sacrifice it for once and all (Green smiley).

Friday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session - extra session of speed training -- Emulating one behavioural trait of the role model for the day - visualization session -- personal reflection on how it felt emulating the role model.

Outcome: Achieved and liked emulating my role model (Green smiley).

Saturday: Listening to music -- a gentle walk in the morning while reviewing the activities of the last five days -- spending free time with friends.

Outcome: Completed (Green Smiley).

Sunday: Reviewing the reflection book, coach's comments/tips, and summarizing the essence of the last five days' activities -- reading motivational literature -- watching a movie of choice -- visualization session.

Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

VI. 3. Week 3: Self-Evaluation and Reinforcement

Monday: Listening to motivational CD -- maintaining the commitment to proper diet -- Re-incorporating the thought of eliminating one cultural barrier and translating that into action -- re-reading related literature - conversing with like-minded athlete and discussing the nuances of the game -- visualization - writing reflection -- complimenting self for undertaking a planned route to achieve life-goal.

Outcome: Done (Green smiley).

Tuesday: Tuesday: Reading motivational literature - Reviewing the set of Tasks at hand -- Re-incorporating the thought of eliminating diet barrier for the day and translating that into action -- adding extra session to cardio training -- visualization -- writing personal reflection.

Outcome: Achieved (Green smiley).

Wednesday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session and indulging in a little extra session of muscle training -- Reading tips on mastering fine techniques of Camogie - visualization session -- Personal reflection of the day.

Outcome: Did all of the above except writing personal reflection of day (Yellow smiley).

Thursday: Tuesday: Reading motivational literature - Reviewing the set of Tasks at hand -- Re-incorporating the thought of eliminating diet barrier for the day and translating that into action -- adding extra session to cardio training -- visualization -- writing personal reflection.

Outcome: Completed (Green smiley).

Friday: Friday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session and adding extra session of speed training -- Emulating one behavioural trait of the role model for the day - visualization session -- personal reflection on how it felt emulating the role model.

Outcome: Completed (Green smiley).

Saturday: Listening to music -- a gentle walk in the morning while reviewing the activities of the last five days -- spending free time with friends.

Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

Sunday: Reviewing the reflection book, coach's comments/tips, and summarizing the essence of the last five days' activities -- reading motivational literature -- watching a movie of choice -- visualization session.

Outcome: Achieved (Green Smiley).

VI. 4. Week 4: Becoming Confident about Achieving the Goal

Monday: Listening to motivational CD in the morning -- Attending training session and indulging in a little extra session of speed training -- Reading….....

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