In this episode, we discuss the importance of enjoying your exercise, variables to change to make exercise more enjoyable and the intention-behaviour gap in exercise. Ryan Rhodes is a Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Behavioural Medicine Lab at the University of Victoria. He has published widely in exercise psychology including personality in exercise, affect in exercise, the intention-behaviour gap, dog walking and much more! Chapters 0:00 Episode Intro 2:45 What is Affect? 8:20 Affect in Exercise 14:25 How to Exercise Consistently 23:45 Increasing Your Enjoyment of Exercise 35:30 Habit Formation in Exercise Show Notes "Can the Affective Response to Exercise Predict Future Motives and Physical Activity Behavior? A Systematic Review of Published Evidence" by Rhodes & Kates (2015) "What predicts the physical activity intention–behavior gap? A systematic review" by Rhodes et al. (2022) "Affective Determinants of Physical Activity: A Conceptual Framework and Narrative Review" by Stevens et al. (2020) "Affective determinants of health behavior" by Williams et al. (2018) "Dog ownership and physical activity: a review of the evidence" by Christian et al. (2013) "Does affective valence during and immediately following a 10-min walk predict concurrent and future physical activity?" Williams et al. (2012) "A systematic review of the effects of non-conscious regulatory processes in physical activity" by Rebar et al. (2016) "A web-based physical activity intervention targeting affect regulation: A randomized feasibility trial" by Grant et al. (2024) "Translating physical activity intentions into regular behavior is a consequence of reflective, regulatory, and reflexive processes" by Rhodes (2024)