A competitive element - this is what an ordinary person lacks to force himself to get off the couch and go to the gym. As part of a recent study, specialists from the University of Pennsylvania proved that no friendly support can push a person to regular sports. In general, joint classes practically do not work, writes UPI. com.

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The study involved 800 people.. For 11 weeks, they were engaged in running, yoga, weightlifting and other sports exercises.. Each volunteer has been instructed on proper nutrition.. Prizes were awarded to the most active participants in the study after 11 weeks.

Volunteers at the very beginning divided into four groups.

In the first group, individual competitions were held, the second group competed in groups. In the third group, the competitive element was excluded; in it, the coaches encouraged people to support each other. The fourth group was engaged in free mode.

Scientists have found that volunteers from a group with an individual competitive element achieved the best results.. In it, class attendance was 90% higher than in the control group.

medvesti. com.