We need new systems to create the sustained human motivation and consistent decision making that underlie fitness, health, and well-being
Learn how to create better systems, protocols, and messages that lead to the sustained human motivation and consistent decision making that underlie fitness, health, and well-being among patients, employees and consumers. Why Our Current Approach to Fitness and Health...
The 4 Steps to Move Past Behavior Change to Behavioral Sustainability: It’s Not What You Think
When we decide to become healthier, lose weight, or simply take better care of ourselves, there is usually a specific reason, a desired outcome, driving that decision. But what gets you to start taking better care of yourself is often not what keeps you motivated day...
Is it a good idea to tell people they will be harmed from not exericsing?
There is an interesting debate going on about whether focusing on the many negatives of physical inactivity is a good or bad idea. In The Lancet July (2012) Chi Pang Wen and Xifeng Wu advocated that there be a large-scale effort to get more people active by "stressing...
Lasting Motivation: Supporting Sustainable Change among Patients and People
We call it “motivation.” But what does this concept really mean and how does it actually help us maintain our drive to achieve our goals every day? Part 1 What are the “best” and “worst” types of motivation and how can this knowledge be leveraged to help YOU achieve...
Six Powerful Tips to Really Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with numerous journalists about how to help people create New Year’s resolutions that they can stick with in 2013. Featured media in the last week include The New York Times Magazine...