Even Jack Lalanne got this wrong. Hating exercise but doing it anyway will not work. The new science of motivation points the way.
The Exercise Potato
The Exercise Potato – A couch potato who exercises yet minimizes movement during the rest of the day.
We Still Don’t Get It
We still don’t get it. Human emotion. We think it can be packaged neatly and temporally controlled like in the sign above. We compartmentalize, rationalize, yet never realize that we cannot control emotion that way. We fight it instead of working to understand it and use it. One of humanity’s less attractive characteristics is our […]
How So-So Do You Want It?
Real motivation for real people. It turns out “middle priority” fitness goals allow for a realistic approach and less failure.
Behavioral Shutdown
Why bother? A fair question we ask when life has a pattern of seemingly beating us down when we try. New view of depression & what to do about it.
How to Make Hard Easy
When the circumstances create more intensity automatically, it feels like it takes less effort, but you end up working harder than you think you are in a workout!
149 Minutes
Is 149 minutes enough? Apparently not. The mismatch between the objective of guidelines we are given and the way our brain perceives those messages creates trouble.
Do Things the Hard (Fun) Way
Side Lunge Catch – Funtensity Challenge #1. Try this for 10 reps per side. Adding reactivity and coordination to a common strength move increases the body and brain benefits!
The Zero-Second Rule Diet
The 5-second rule works (not really though) for hard junk foods. A Zero-Second diet should lead you toward healthier food options since most healthy foods would pick up a lot of gross stuff if it touched the floor at all.
How Much Exercise Gets You a Mental Health Boost?
How much exercise does it take to provide a mental health benefit? A recent massive study helps answer this. But also, is this even the right question to be asking?