Fitness patterns

Fitness patterns are observable human behaviors relating to physical fitness and exercise. Fitness patterns can be either positive (improving health) or negative (reducing health). Normally, these patterns are observed with statistics and data, such as those provided by the (CDC)Center for Disease Control on obesity. The CDC stated on it's website in 2012 that, "More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese." When compared to 19.4% in 1997
This is an example of a negative fitness pattern where the physical health of Americans is declining.
One can argue that fitness patterns may conincide with a nation's self-efficacy beliefs.
"Perceived self-efficacy is defined as people's beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives. Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave."
When people do not believe they have control over their own health, they may give up any consideration to workout or exercise. This is another negative fitness pattern. This fitness pattern causes a feedback loop where many people lose motivation to exercise based on low self-efficacy, possibly becoming obese.
The opposite of this is a positive fitness pattern. Frequently a person is influenced to change their life by a goal such as the desire to run a 5k race. When the person recognizes this desire, they are able to make a change in habits and behaviors accordingly. Eventually small exercise bouts lead to larger ones which can in turn become a permanent change in lifestyle.

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