Body Experiences to Gain Tolerance to Effort: Affective Motor Control Loops to Transform Stress into Self-Regulated Effort
摘要
Currently, 60% of the global population does not meet the recommended levels of physical activity, with many people associating exercise more with discomfort and fatigue than with enjoyment. Modern fitness trends, which often emphasize high-intensity workouts, may contribute to reinforcing this perception. The Body Experiences Help 2 Gain Effort Tolerance (BE-2-GET) model provides a framework for understanding how individuals may regulate their effort and rediscover pleasurable experiences in physical activity. It highlights the interaction between three key control loops: affective, emotional, and mental representation. These loops shape how effort is experienced and managed during exercise, encouraging personal affective, motor, and representation experiences of a session, which might be related to long-term engagement. By addressing stress, effort tolerance, and cognitive factors, we propose insights that may help guide individuals toward sustained physical activity and improved health outcomes.