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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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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Goals got you down? Need to write a new one? Don’t know where to start on your health and fitness journey? Goal-writing may be just as important as behavior change itself. After all, you need direction, don’t you?!?! Most goals out there: Lack specificity Are NOT individualized Offer no direction Goals like: “I want to
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Data, data, data. Boy, do I love me some nice data. Data collection important, but to be clear, data isn’t everything. In today’s modern era, we have an abundance of tools that automatically tracks these data. Iphones track step counts with accelerometers, FitBits, Apple Watches, and Garmins detect heart rate, and nutrition apps scan bar
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A fellow behavior analyst colleague of mine connected me with a prospective student that shared similar interests as me. She is very interested in pursuing a Ph.D. and work in the area of health behavior change. Here are her questions, and my answers in RED. Was it a Ph.D. in health psychology, per chance? Ph.D.
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Changing behavior and improving lives is a genuine responsibility once you have it. My clients trust me to help them improve their health and fitness. I give much respect to this coach/client relationship, and do not take it for granted – when someone new – trusts me to make the best decision with them. I’ve
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After many years of wearing the Apple Watch, I have yet to figure out an easy way to download, graph, and analyze my physical activity and exercise data. However, through a few quick steps, I show you how grab those data as easy as possible. In this video, I review these steps: The easiest way
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