Nick Green, PhD, BCBA

The Power of Precommitment: Using ABA to Reduce Decision Fatigue in Fitness

When it comes to fitness, one of the biggest obstacles isn’t a lack of motivation—it’s decision fatigue. Rather a label, that describes the likeliness of engaging in a set of behaviors. Every day, we make hundreds of choices, from what to eat to when (or if) we’ll work out. By the time we get to […]

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Power BI for Fitness: Turning Workout Data into Actionable Insights

The evolution of data monitoring changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Just as I designed my first research study, the Apple Watch came out, changing what we know about the possibilities of endless data collection for fitness behavior change. (Side bar: My master’s thesis — Decreasing Bouts of Prolonged Sitting — required participants to

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Rethinking Sitting and Standing Desks: What New Research Says About Health Risks

As I write this, I am sitting at my motorized, adjustable-height (standing) desk. Early in my graduate career, I discovered the risks of sedentary behavior, to which it carved my research path. I learned that “sitting is the new smoking” and wrote several of my first BehaviorFit blogs. Hell, too much sitting became the impetus

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Lift Smarter, Not Harder: How Data and Behavioral Science Can Help You Crush Your Weightlifting Goals

Let’s face it—tracking your lifts is more than just writing down numbers or checking off a box. It’s about using that data to create a system that keeps you on track and pushes you toward your goals. As a behavior analyst, I geek out over data because it’s a goldmine for driving behavior change—especially in

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From Weak to Strong: 4 Phases of Tracking a Decade of Fitness Data

Managers often say, “What gets measured, gets managed”. In corporate life, we discuss deliverables and key performance indicators (KPIs). The same goes for any health and fitness goal, without any sort of measurement system, it will be difficult to realize small, medium, and large gains. A lack of data prohibits us from reflecting on the

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