by jayme | Dec 1, 2010 | Compassion, Motivation, Resiliency, Strategies
At the risk of being cliché, I’m compelled to write an eNewsletter in between Thanksgiving and New Years about how the holiday season offers us an opportunity to give thanks to our bodies, something too many women don’t do. Many of us have been worn down...
by jayme | Nov 29, 2010 | Client Stories, Compassion, Motivation, Physical Activity, Resiliency, Strategies, wellness and prevention
To feel as good as we can every day necessitates that we move our bodies regularly. But staying physically active over time involved making choices weekly if not daily to do so. Why? Moving takes up space and time in our lives, and time is our most precious commodity....
by jayme | Nov 4, 2010 | Motivation, Motivation Architecture, Physical Activity, Strategies
We are used to thinking about motivation as something we need to “jump start,” like an engine on a cold day. But I want to give you a different metaphor for thinking about motivation: as a flavorant that influences how exercise “tastes” to you. The Wikipedia...
by jayme | Oct 19, 2010 | behavioral branding, Motivation, Physical Activity, Population Level Physical Activity Participation, Social Marketing
In today’s New York Times, there was an article about Self Magazine transforming itself to better compete in the crowded women’s health and fitness magazine marketplace. One change of note is the name of their column about eating; it will change from “Eat Right” to...
by jayme | Aug 20, 2010 | Client Stories, Motivation, Motivation Architecture, Physical Activity
Last week, a new client, Jackie, told me how much she resented her personal trainer for pushing her so hard. She didn’t like it! She told me he tortured her. It felt like punishment. I suggested that she hired him to torture her. Instead of blaming him, I asked her to...
by jayme | May 10, 2010 | Motivation, Motivation Architecture, Physical Activity
In my last post, I proposed that consider physical activity similarly to a “life partner”. Many of us want to form life partnerships because we believe that they have the potential to ENHANCE our lives through support, love, physical pleasure, companionship, positive...
