Table 6 Pairwise comparisons of exercise-specific motivations, regulations, and reflective processes, between combined, aerobic-only, and strength-only guidelines

  Aerobic

p = .07, d = 0.35

p  < .001, d = 0.90

p  < .001, d  = 0.63 ^a

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 0.98

p = .05, d = 0.41

p  = .004, d  = 0.50 ^b

  Aerobic

p = .15, d = 0.24

p  = .002, d = 0.57

p  = .05, d  = 0.32 ^a

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 0.53

p = .07, d = 0.35

p  = .31, d  = 0.16 ^b

  Aerobic

p = .25, d = 0.16

p  = .042, d = 0.32

p  = .26, d  = 0.18 ^a

  Strength

p  = .05, d = 0. 24

p = .89, d = 0.02

p  = .17, d  = 0.21 ^b

  Aerobic

p = .010, d = 0.50

p  < .001, d = 0.92

p  = .012, d  = 0.44 ^a

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 0.56

p = .042, d = 0.49

p  = .48, d  = 0.13 ^b

  Aerobic

p < .001, d = 1.02

p  = .005, d = 0.49

p  < .001, d  = 0.52 ^b

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 1.06

p = .003, d = 0.50

p  < .001, d  = 0.54 ^b

  Aerobic

p = .013, d = 0.42

p  < .001, d = 1.30

p  < .001, d  = 0.93 ^a

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 1.10

p = .011, d = 0.45

p  < .001, d  = 0.62 ^b

  Aerobic

p = .012, d = 0.33

p  < .001, d = 0.75

p  = .016, d  = 0.40 ^a

  Strength

p  < .001, d = 0.86

p = .18, d = 0.23

p  < .001, d  = 0.70 ^b