Renee Neltner
"Perceived competence is an individual’s judgment about his or her ability in a particular area." If someone is trying to become healthier, and perhaps, more active, it is important that they set goals and develop a plan that will be within reach because of their judgement about themselves. Their judgement about themselves has a big effect on the outcome of their goals because if they start a plan that is extremely hard to maintain, they are going to start to doubt that they can keep up with the program. Once they start to doubt that they can do it, the likelihood of them continuing with the plan significantly drops, and being able to succeed becomes a lot more difficult.
Someone that has been active for a long time will find it easier to complete fitness tasks than someone that has functioned at a low level of fitness. So, in turn, the active person normally has a higher level of competence than the person that hasn't been active because of the fact that completing tasks isn't as difficult. So, whereas the active person could possibly set a goal to run 10 miles every day, it would be unwise for the person that is inactive to start out with a plan to run those 10 miles every day because it would be a lot more difficult to complete. The inactive person should start out small and work their way up because they will see that the mile per day is an attainable goal and their judgement about their ability to complete the task is restored. Once you feel like you are able to actually complete a task or stick to a plan, the chances of you actually staying with the plan rise.
Sources:
http://thesportdigest.com/archive/article/importance-perceived-competence-fitnessexercise-programming
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