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. 2024 Sep 2:14:100971.
doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100971. Online ahead of print.

Effort minimization: A permanent, dynamic, and surmountable influence on physical activity

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Effort minimization: A permanent, dynamic, and surmountable influence on physical activity

Silvio Maltagliati et al. J Sport Health Sci. .
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Effort minimization across the lifespan and biological sex. (A) the permanent and dynamic influence of effort minimization; (B) the surmountable influence of effort minimization. According to TEMPA, when affective associations with physical activity are positive, there is a reduced need to rely on executive function to moderate the effect of perceived effort cost on physical activity levels. TEMPA = Theory of Effort Minimization in Physical Activity.

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