Over the years, BehaviorFit consultant Gina Nicolini and I gave various lectures and conference talks regarding consulting with individuals on pro-health behavior change. Specifically, we focused on helping young learners that are diagnosed with a developmental delay. What is natural to learn and pick up on is easy for most of us, but a challenge […]
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Sex sells and so do “Fitfluencers”. Anything we see on the ‘gram is correlational evidence at best. Correlation is not ❌ causation. Sure, we’ve heard that before, but how does that apply HERE on your own personalized feed? It is unclear when we see things show up in our feed – what causes what –
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Working out requires you to contact some type of reinforcement from the environment. Reinforcers are essential because they increase the odds that you will start and continue these important health behaviors. These will all vary by individual and context. But sometimes, our fitness behaviors disappear — go away — without explanation….until now. 2 Reasons Why
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Let’s face it, calorie tracking apps abound, but NONE teach YOU HOW to set (and reset) calorie goals. Apps can be confusing and programs aren’t clear on their magic algorithms. Calorie tracking is a fundamental behavior change strategy that often evokes the behaviors you want (eating better) to achieve your desired results (losing weight). This
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After several months of planning, a new course is available for purchase through the BehaviorFit courses page. The goal of this course is to provide a general of overview of assessment strategies when targeting health and fitness behavior change. New Course – Assessment 101: Assessing Health and Fitness Behaviors To learn more about the course,
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Why different colored weights at the gym? Because of a behavioral principle called STIMULUS CONTROL! Defined. Stimulus Control = the process by which stimuli (colors) are associated with different outcomes (weights) in the environments (the gym). This principle is important because it guides our current behaviors to make the best choice. Most bumper plates follow
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Marijuana slows you down, right?!?! Is it performance enhancer?!?! A performance reducer? Not so fast! In a first study of its kind, researchers looked at objective accelerometer data compared to the frequency of marijuana use. Compared to non-users, frequent users were actually MORE active than non-users in terms of light and moderate activity. These, of
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I had the privilege to join Olli Tikkanen of the Physical Activity (PA) Research Podcast. Olli and I had a lengthy conversation about behavior analysis applied to health and fitness and the role of technology. Olli broke our conversation down into two parts. Part I: Behavior analysis is such an important tool as… Dr Nicholas
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A training cycle is a program designed over a set period of time. The cycle organizes specific training elements within this time frame. For example, you may run increased distances or lift heavier weeks over a 6-week period. The purpose of these cycles is to promote meaningful gains and allow adequate recovery between weeks and
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At best, it is a label. “Motivation” labels our own behaviors. It is a verbal statement that correlates with a particular rate of responding, given a set of environmental variables. It is merely a prediction of our own behavior. (The say-do correspondence is separate issue itself. You may say that you are motivated given certain
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