If you have been following my blog in the past year, you will know that I began running on a regular basis. I’m almost at a full year of running 50+ miles per month. I’m quite proud. As I write this blog on Groundhog Day 2026 (the varmint doesn’t have any scientific training, so I […]
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Back in January 2025, I gave a preview of a new upcoming book chapter on health and fitness. I am happy to announce that my chapter and the two volumes were finally published online in November 2025! Woohoo! Throughout the entire process, I felt unsure if I had the goods and could complete the damn
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Conferences are fun and full of learning opportunities, but let’s be honest—they’re exhausting. From travel logistics to long days of sitting and socializing, the whole experience promotes physical inactivity and poor food choices. Ironically, while sharing messages about health and movement, we often find ourselves in environments that do the exact opposite.
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During my recent uptick in running volume, I began following the changes in V02 Max as measured by my Apple Watch. While I did not set any formal running volume or pace goal, I aimed to generally improve my capacity — and ultimately, correlate how training associated with changes in VO2Max. In a 4-month trading
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I picked up running again two months ago. My training culminated to running a half-marathon in my hometown of Indianapolis, IN in May 2025. The popular 13.1-mile race is also known as the “Mini-Marathon”. The course takes you to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where you run a lap on the track and head back to
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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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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It’s been almost two years since I was humbly offered to write a book chapter on health and fitness. Boy, what a journey! This was my first academic book chapter that allowed me to combine my research and coaching experience in one comprehensive chapter. From the initial invite in April 2023, to the first draft,
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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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Looking at charts and data all day can get boring—both for you and the person you work with. While I love data, making charts, and analyzing trends, I sometimes find myself in a rut, and it is sometimes difficult to find, communicate, and display a client’s remarkable progress. I create charts and data visualizations that
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