by jayme | Mar 19, 2008 | Population Level Physical Activity Participation, Women's Motivation, Women's Self-Care
If you lack on-going motivation for exercising and feel like you don’t have time for it, this blog is for you! But in order to understand the steps you need to take to help you, it is important first what is often the true hidden reason women say “I don’t have time to...
by jayme | Jan 8, 2008 | Women's Health, Women's Self-Care
By focusing our New Year’s resolutions and efforts on the “outcomes” (e.g., losing weight, getting organized) we often rush into the behaviors that we hope will get us there. But, it is the BEHAVIORS THEMSELVES that determine our ultimate success and our...
by jayme | Dec 29, 2007 | Women's Self-Care
To answer this fundamental question I have to tell you about a study I conducted. In 1994 while at the University of Michigan, I researched with Vic Katch and others whether exercise could help breast cancer survivors decrease depression and anxiety symptoms. The data...
by jayme | Dec 1, 2007 | Women's Self-Care
The question I posed in the title has been the driving force of my professional life since 1994. But before I talk about this question I want to define “women’s essentialsteps”. Generally, essentialsteps are the things women do to take care of themselves. I use this...