A psychology student at Vancouver Island University is looking for subjects to take part in research exploring the effects of relationships on exercise.
Derek LeBaron, a fourth-year psychology student working on his undergraduate honours thesis, is conducting a social support and exercise study to determine how various kinds and qualities of social relationships impact overall exercise performance.
“What’s cool about this study,” LeBaron said, “is people can bring a friend, a partner, loved one, family member, colleague, whoever they choose, to the study and see how social support from that person either increases or decreases exercise performance.