Ventura Spinal Care Center » Physical Activity Reduces Disease-Related Fatigue And Depression By Increasing Self-Efficacy Or Mastery http://www.venturachiropracticfitness.com Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Physical Activity Reduces Disease-Related Fatigue And Depression By Increasing Self-Efficacy Or Mastery http://www.venturachiropracticfitness.com/chiropractic-ventura/physical-activity-reduces-disease-related-fatigue-and-depression-by-increasing-self-efficacy-or-mastery http://www.venturachiropracticfitness.com/chiropractic-ventura/physical-activity-reduces-disease-related-fatigue-and-depression-by-increasing-self-efficacy-or-mastery#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:34:53 +0000 author http://www.venturachiropracticfitness.com/chiropractic-ventura/physical-activity-reduces-disease-related-fatigue-and-depression-by-increasing-self-efficacy-or-mastery
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    These were the findings of a study by lead author Dr Edward McAuley, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois in Champaign, and colleagues, and appears in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.

    A person’s self-efficacy is the belief they can attain a certain goal: an example of my self-efficacy would be that I believe I can climb several flights of stairs or jog around the block without stopping.

    While there is lots of evidence that physical activity influences well-being, the reason why is less well understood. Read more…

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