| Adherence | Adopting and sticking with healthy behavior such as regular physical activity or sound nutrition as part of your lifestyle.
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| Behavioral Goal | A statement of intent to perform a specific behavior (changing a lifestyle) for a specific period of time. And example is "I will walk for 15 minutes each morning before work."
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| Determinants | Factors identified by health experts as responsible for healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
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| Enabling Factor | Factors that help you to carry out your healthy lifestyle plan.
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| Long-Term Goals | Statements of intent to change a behavior or achieve a specific outcome in a period of months or years.
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| Outcome Goal | A statement of intent to achieve a specific test score (attainment of a specific standard) associated with good health, wellness, or fitness. An example is "I will lower my body fat by 3 percent."
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| Personal Factor | Factors, such as age or gender, related to healthy lifestyle adherence but that are typically not under your personal control.
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| Predisposing Factor | Factors that make you more likely to decide that you should make a healthy lifestyle such as regular physical activity a part of your normal routine.
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| Reinforcing Factor | Factors that provide encouragement to maintain healthy lifestyles, such as physical activity, for a lifetime.
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| Self-confidence | The belief that you can be successful at something (for example, the belief that you can be successful in sports and physical activities, and can improve your physical fitness).
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| Self-efficacy | Confidence that you can perform a specific task. (A type of very specific self-confidence.)
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| Self-management Skills | Skills that you can learn to help you change and adhere to healthy lifestyles such as regular physical activity and good nutrition. See Tables 1, 2, and 3 for examples.
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| Short-Term Goals | Statements of intent to change a behavior or achieve an outcome in a period of days or weeks.
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| Stages of Change | The level of motivational readiness to adopt a specific health behavior.
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