Words are strange things. Consequences are not always bad…they are simply “the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier.” If you consistently exercise and eat healthy, the “consequence” is fitness. Distances are not always large…it is simply “the extent or amount of space between two things.” Distance can be very small or large. “Distance” […]
Even Jack Lalanne got this wrong. Hating exercise but doing it anyway will not work. The new science of motivation points the way.
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 […]
Real motivation for real people. It turns out “middle priority” fitness goals allow for a realistic approach and less failure.
“I need to get in shape.” Good. I’ve got the secret for you. Stop trying. You can’t “get in shape.” Because you don’t care about getting in shape. To help you care, you don’t need an answer, but rather a question – or three. What does “get in shape” look like and feel like to […]
“I need to make major changes.” I hear this all the time. Usually it’s from someone who is at a low point in fitness and is frustrated/disgusted/tired from wanting to feel and see changes in fitness but never experiencing any. If you’re out-of-shape, unhealthy, or otherwise struggling for fitness, you might think that major changes […]
