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Module 08: Emotion Emotion Scenario:  Mike, Chris, and Buddy…

Module 08: Emotion Emotion Scenario:  Mike, Chris, and Buddy have been friends since high school and are in their first semester of college. While the three friends played football together in high school, their exercise routines have shifted dramatically since beginning college. Mike makes time in his schedule to exercise at least 4 days a week at a moderate intensity. Chris spends the majority of his time in the Library and pledging a fraternity. Buddy exercise 6 days a week at high intensities and maintains an RPE of 17 throughout his exercise routines.  Question:  One highly effective emotion regulation strategy that might help Buddy reduce his tendency to overexercise, would be to help him reframe his ideas of what it means to be “fit” and his ideas on what a healthy exercise program entails. This emotion regulation strategy is known generally as ______.

Module 6: Perceived Exertion Question: If we know that Chad…

Module 6: Perceived Exertion Question: If we know that Chad experiences high levels of Anxiety during exercise, we would expect Chad’s RPE to be ______ his actual exertion.  Perceived Exertion Scenario: Chad exercises regularly at moderate intensities. Chad’s friend Ariana also exercises regularly, but Ariana prefers to engage in High Intensity Interval training. While both friends are healthy and generally fit, results from Graded Exercise Test identified that Ariana has a higher VO2Max, HRmax, and a slower increase of lactic acid during graded exercise.