Knowledge is power. As an academic, I acquire information, facts, recommendations, and study protocols related to healthy behavior change. As a behavior analyst, I am part of a group that hinges interventions on social validity. Socially valid behavior change requires that behavior change agents (me) design, introduce, and evaluate strategies that the consumer approves. No […]
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Dr. Daniel Lieberman, professor of evolutionary biology at Harvard University, published “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding” on January 5th, 2021. I previously read Lieberman’s book “The Story of the Human Body” published in 2015. This book provided much of the foundation for my understanding how and why modern
Every 10 years the World Health Organization (WHO) updates their guidelines for physical activity. The WHO published their recent draft in December 2020. Their goal is to reduce physical inactivity by 15% by 20301. We have a lot of work to do, but these guidelines offer a solid foundation to build fitness repertoires for ourselves
Today is the first Monday after New Year’s. All systems go on New Year’s Resolution’s right? After all, the exercise program and diet starts today! On Monday… Getting fit and healthy is a two-pronged approach. Prong #1: Increasing exercise time Exercising on a regular basis is well documented by government health agencies and the World
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2020 is over. I can’t even remember 2019. And it’s now 2021?!?! And, what does this mean? It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions! New Year’s Resolutions symbolize starting anew and improving one’s life. Great decisions, no doubt. But, they are arbitrary, and exist because of stimulus control. New Year’s Resolutions and Stimulus Control Stimulus control
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For the third time, I had the pleasure of joining the crew on the ABA Inside Track podcast. This podcast specializes in covering research articles about applied behavior analysis. In this episode, aptly titled “Episode 151 – Fitness, Physical Activity, and Fake Resolutions w/ Dr. Nick Green”, we discussed my research related to sedentary behavior,
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The rings. The one ring. The three rings that show up on your Apple Watch. Or, if you are a Fitbit user, then the dots that you color in. Why do we do this? For some, it is a new shiny bell and whistle to play with. For others, it helps you reach particular health
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Health is a description of events that affect our quality of life and longevity. Joanna is healthy because she eats vegetables and walks daily. Sean is not healthy because he sits on the couch pounds bags of cheese curls. Choosing to be healthy, or not, is largely a 20th- and 21st-century problem. We live in
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What is a functional analysis? This may be your first question. A functional analysis is an experimental method to determine how environmental variables impact the behavior of interest. It is experimental in the sense that you deploy purposeful strategies or observe key environmental changes to figure out how and when a behavior will occur. The
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When you train, do you train with purpose? When you move, does each movement have ITS own purpose? When playing the long-game, having a foundation of key (purposeful) movements in your fitness repertoire/tool belt is liberating and gives your confidence to tackle each day. Functional versus non-functional movements Functional movements can be defined as movement
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