Tailored exercise interventions are exercise programs that are made specifically for each individual based on their unique characteristics, like their abilities, traits, behavior, and thoughts (Kreuter, Strecher, & Glassman, 1999). This means that the exercises given to someone will not be the same as someone else’s, and it will be personalized to fit their needs. This kind of program can be better for helping people change their behavior than programs where everyone does the same thing (Noar, Benac, & Harris, 2007). Researchers believe that this is because people feel like the program is more relevant to them personally. These personalized exercise programs use information about a person’s mental health, motivation, and self-efficacy, and may even include assessments of their exercise cognition and behavior (Krebs, Prochaska, & Rossi, 2010).
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