Pacing and decision making in sport and exercise : The roles of perception and action in the regulation of exercise intensity
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Smits, Benjamin L. M., Pepping, G. and Hettinga, Florentina J.. (2014). Pacing and decision making in sport and exercise : The roles of perception and action in the regulation of exercise intensity. Sports Medicine. 44, pp. 763-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0163-0
Authors | Smits, Benjamin L. M., Pepping, G. and Hettinga, Florentina J. |
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Abstract | In pursuit of optimal performance, athletes and physical exercisers alike have to make decisions about how and when to invest their energy. The process of pacing has been associated with the goal-directed regulation of exercise intensity across an exercise bout. The current review explores divergent views on understanding underlying mechanisms of decision making in pacing. Current pacing literature provides a wide range of aspects that might be involved in the determination of an athlete’s pacing strategy, but lacks in explaining how perception and action are coupled in establishing behaviour. In contrast, decision-making literature rooted in the understanding that perception and action are coupled provides refreshing perspectives on explaining the mechanisms that underlie natural interactive behaviour. Contrary to the assumption of behaviour that is managed by a higher-order governor that passively constructs internal representations of the world, an ecological approach is considered. According to this approach, knowledge is rooted in the direct experience of meaningful environmental objects and events in individual environmental processes. To assist a neuropsychological explanation of decision making in exercise regulation, the relevance of the affordance competition hypothesis is explored. By considering pacing as a behavioural expression of continuous decision making, new insights on underlying mechanisms in pacing and optimal performance can be developed. |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Sports Medicine |
Journal citation | 44, pp. 763-775 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0112-1642 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0163-0 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84901695593 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 763-775 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Apr 2014 |
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Deposited | 04 Nov 2022 |
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