by jayme | Apr 11, 2016 | Michelle Segar, Motivation, Sustainable behavior
Do you know what happens after someone publishes a book that represents their last 20 years of Purpose? I’ve been trying to answer that question myself ever since No Sweat was published last summer. I wondered if I would ever have this sort of energizing passion in my...
by jayme | Apr 10, 2016 | Motivation, Physical Activity
This content was originally posted on the US News & World Report’s blog. Spring is a lovely time of longer days, more sunshine and the call of the great outdoors. It’s also a wonderful, natural lab in which you can experiment with physical activity....
by jayme | Apr 10, 2015 | Behavior change, behavioral branding, behavioral change, behavioral sustainability, Motivation, Sustainable behavior
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...
by jayme | Mar 8, 2013 | Framing research, Motivation, Population Level Physical Activity Participation
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...
by jayme | Feb 16, 2013 | Motivation, Transforming a "health" behavior from a chore into a gift
Last week, in the second of this three-part series, I explained how having internal sources of fuel, or drive for self-care behaviors (e.g. more exercise and sleep) helps individuals take ownership of their daily choices and behavior. If you’d like to read this...
by jayme | Feb 7, 2013 | Health Promotion, healthy living, Motivation, Success, Sustainable behavior
Last week, in the first in this three-part series, I explained how having external sources of fuel, or drive, to make behavioral changes is costly for individuals, practitioners, patients, and organizations. If you’d like to read these posts in order, start with Part...
