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We were wondering if this "Image visualisation" is linked to ACC's teapot-up-your-nose, nasal enema "Vocational Rehabilitation" therapy?

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The above study aims at understanding people's motivations in physical activity and developing and evaluating techniques which will help promoting physical activity in people's lifestyle. The study involves a brief one-off session (around 30 minutes) where you would be given instructions to generate some mental images regarding physical activity and fill out some short follow up questionnaires 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks afterwards. The one-off session will be conducted in University of Auckland's Tamaki campus. You will need to practise the image visualisation everyday for 4 weeks (easy and fun!).

Tentatively, the sessions are scheduled in the mornings (7:45am) Mon to
Fri, at 1:30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and early evenings
(4:30pm/5:30pm) from Tuesdays to Fridays. Please see if you can come to any ONE of these sessions. However, if none of these times suits you,
please let me know and I can make other arrangement at your convenience.

All participants will receive a souvenir. Gift vouchers will be given
to those who completed all questionnaires of the study.

I'll post out the participant information sheet, consent form and a
questionniare to you once you have chosen a session time at your
convenience. Please complete the questionnaire and sign the consent
form before you come in for the session. If you haven't given me your
postal address, please kindly include that when you tell me your
preferred session time. Please let me know the earliest possible time
that you can come in and I'll start scheduling people into different
time slots. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,
Carina
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Carina Chan, MSc. (Hons)
Doctoral Candidate
Health Psychology (Tamaki Campus)
Faculty of Science
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: 64-9-3737599 ext 85224
Fax: 64-9-3737043

:?: Or are we just being too cynical??? :roll:

I'm with you there JJ. What a load of bollocks but I'm sure she's receiving a truckload of research funding to support the twaddle.
Rather than facilitate such talkfests and dream-ins, why not do something about providing financially/physically accessible gyms that are fat-friendly, provide childcare for those who need it, and have sessions at times to suit allcomers.
At the moment I'm highly motivated to join a gym as I really miss the progress I was making in the gym while living in rehab. My local YMCA is reasonably priced (for my pocket) @ $50 a month, but is up two flights of stairs! Another one is close, more expensive but has longer hours, but full of beautiful people whom I'd feel uncomfortable around [call me shallow!]. Am currently exploring Curves, a woman-only place ~~ has anyone any experience of this?
But back to your original point ... thank goodness for cynics like us.

Gosh, I would go along if I lived in Auckland. It sounds really good to me. Motivation is something I really struggle with re exercise and I'd love it if something like this helped. I doubt very much whether this person is getting paid heaps to do this study. It's probably some poor PHD student trying to do a thesis.

Before writing ths off as twaddle, bear in mind that visualisation is a very realy part of sports training. Gymnasts visuaise holds, footballers visualise penalty kicks. Visualisation cause pathways in the brain to form making things more likely to happen. Given that most people do not sustain behaviour changes it's important to consider any way this can happen.

Most people who sign up for 1 year gym memberships do not complete a year so obviously there are other things that we need to work with, not simply making gyms more accessible.