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UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA,DAVIS

COLLEGEOFBIOLOGICALSCIENCES
EXERCISEBIOLOGYMAJOR,DEPTOFNPB

EXB10:ExerciseandFitness:PrinciplesandPractice

JamesD.Shaffrath,MD

Lecture4: TheHumanMeaningsofMovement
I. Introduction: Asweveseeninrecentlectures,humanshaveabiological"requirement"forphysical

activity.Moreover,everycultureintheworldengagesinphysicalactivitiesbeyondthoseneededfor
survival.Why?Theanswer(s)aremultilayeredandincludebiological,ecological,psychological,
and
sociologicaldrives.Itisalsoimportanttorecognizethatmultiplemotivationswithdifferent
epistemic
basescanoccursimultaneously:Forexample,afreedivergatheringfoodfromtheocean
mayenjoythe
subjectivefeelingsofswimminganddiving,mayconsidersuchharvestingfrom
MotherOceanto
havereligiousovertones,maygarnersocialstatusbaseduponhercatch,as
wellas securingsufficient
caloriestofeedherfamily.
II. ASurveyofMotivationsforHumanMovement
A. Biological
1. Survival
2. IsthereanIntrinsic"drive"tobeactive?
B. SubjectiveExperience(Ilikehowthisfeels)
1. Play(seeE,below)
2. Sensual
3. Unusualsensations,ordanger(esp.sensationseekingpersonalities,AKAthrillseekers)
4. Exercise"Addiction"
5. "Flow"experience,"Runner'sHigh"(alteredconsciousness)
6. AlteredconsciousnessassociatedwithSpiritualStates(CorroboreeDance,Raves)
C. Social
1. Religious
2. CommunityStatus/CulturalContinuity
3. SocialCohesion,CommonConnection,andTeamBuilding
4. Aesthetics(tocreateandsharebeauty)
D. "Rational"Motivations:Transportation,Health,andOccupation
1. "Togetthere"
2. PhysicalHygiene,Rehabilitation
3. "ToWork":Firefighters,Police,Warriors,Dancers,Entertainers,andProfessionalathletes
E. WhyMove?"BecauseWeCan":Play,NovelMovements,ProblemSolving,andCreativity
1. Humans,comparedtootherapes,retainmanyjuvenilecharacteristics(anevolutionaryprocess
called"neoteny");inmanyways,humans(HomoSapiens)are"PeterPanPaniscus"(the
chimpanzeesthatnevergrewup).
2. Oneyouthfulcharacteristicretainedbyhumansfrombirthintoadulthoodisthedesiretoexplore
a.thisisexpressedbythehumandesiretophysicallyexploreitssurroundings,
b.aswellasapredispositiontoexploretherangeandpossibilitiesofitsownmovements.
3. ProblemSolvingandCreativity
a. emergingdatafrompsychologyandneurosciencesupportswidespreadanecdotalevidence
thatexerciseencouragescreativeproblemsolving:
b.psychologistArthurJ.Deikmanhassuggestedthatanyactivitythat"deautomatizes"our
daily"ruts"ofperception,thinking,(andmovement)mayhavethiseffect.
c. anumberofanimalandhumanstudiesinneurophysiology(coveredinlaterlectures)indicate
thatexercisestimulatesandpreservesthosepartsofthebrainthatarerelated,notjustto
movement,butalsotolearning,memory,andawareness

d. thesealteredneuralstructuresleadtoalteredorenhancedmentalfunctions:
neurophysiologic,psychological,andmotor.Regularexerciseprevents"hardeningofthe
attitudes"aswellashardeningofthearteries!

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