Journal Article on Effects of Physical Activity Recommendations on Mindset

Our article “Effects of Physical Activity Recommendations on Mindset, Behavior and Perceived Health” in the Journal of Preventive Medicine Reports has just been published.  In the article, Octavia H.Zahrt and Alia J.Crum sought to understand if physical activity recommendations –an integral component of many interventions aiming to promote physical activity – may have unexpected effects on individuals’ mindsets (in this case about the adequacy and health consequences of their physical activity) that can strengthen or weaken recommendation effectiveness.