by jayme | Mar 24, 2011 | Chaos, Compassion, Individuals, Research, Weight Loss, Women's Self-Care
Virgina Sole-Smith wrote another great post on her blog, neversaydiet, about new research supporting the notion that having negative feelings about your body and trying to “escape” it through dieting and restriction often leads to the ironic opposite...
by jayme | Mar 22, 2011 | Compassion, Individuals, Jon Kabit-Zinn, Mindfulness, Physical Activity
Most of us have heard about ‘mindfulness’ and know that it is supposed to be really good for us. In fact, research keeps coming out supporting the idea that mindfulness improves outcomes in many areas of our lives, including our health. But what does that...
by jayme | Mar 17, 2011 | Biking, Client Stories, Individuals, Motivation, Physical Activity, Providers
Last month I spoke with a client I worked with almost 4 years ago. Not only was she still regularly active but she had deepened her relationship with physical activity. There’s a really big difference between regular physical activity and making it YOURS....
by jayme | Mar 11, 2011 | behavioral branding, Motivation Architecture, Population Level Physical Activity Participation, Providers, Social Marketing
I’ve become a rabble-rouser and activist on this really important point: Society’s promotion and branding of health behaviors completely is inherently flawed and undermines the foundation for LASTING behavioral changes. Our health promotion paradigm comes...
by jayme | Mar 3, 2011 | Exercise anti-aging, Exercise promotes youth, Population Level Physical Activity Participation, Social Marketing
Tara’s posts are great. They feature the benefits of exercise from many different angles! Here’s another example of research that showcases the incredible benefits of exercise. To me, an exercise motivation researcher and probably to the others who read...
