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Maintenance Isn’t Sexy, But Necessary For Meaningful Outcomes.

Exercise, Physical Activity Recommendations

It’s fun and exciting to start an exercise program. You hit new goals, contact fresh reinforcers, and acquire those “noob” gains. But what happens when the honeymoon wears off? Enter Maintenance Mode When working with clients, I delineate between two distinct teaching phases of intervention — acquisition and maintenance. During the acquisition phase, my clients […]

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Physical Inactivity Costs $27 Billion Per Year – WHO Update 2022

Physical Activity Recommendations, Research

Do you need an (updated) reason to get moving and stay moving? The World Health Organization just released their updated report on the topic. Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022 Among the key findings are: Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity,

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Revisiting The 10,000 Steps Per Day Recommendation

Physical Activity Recommendations, Recommendations

Physical activity and public health researchers are now publishing literature concerning a dose/response relationship for steps counts. That is, what is the best “dosage” of steps that yields that best “response” or health outcomes?

Is 10,000 steps per day the best? Can I get by with only 5,000 per day?

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BehaviorFit Guest Appearances on Physical Activity Researcher Podcast

Behavior Analysis, Physical Activity Recommendations

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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The Other Pandemic: Physical Inactivity

Physical Activity Recommendations, Sedentary Behavior

Parts of the world are opening back up again. People are getting vaccinated and others report feeling “pandemic fatigue” (Reicher & Drury, 2021) . They are tired of the new normal and are going back to the way things used to be. At this point, we are all well versed with the term — pandemic.

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How To Set Physical Activity Step Goals

Fitness, Physical Activity Recommendations

Exercise scientists established the benefits of physical activity decades ago and publish refinements every day. We’ve heard of the 10,000 step rule and that appears to be a manageable target and easy to remember. However, is that target appropriate for you? A client? To accommodate increased physical activity, several adjustments need to be made to

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Are Exercise Snacks A Viable Fitness Solution?

Applied Behavior Analysis, Fitness, Physical Activity Recommendations

Physical activity guidelines tell us to do this, that, and the other. Engage in 150-300 of moderate to vigorous physical activity weekly Strength train twice per week Sit less every day The formula works (lowers risk for major diseases), yet these tasks are recommended minimum requirements. Want more gains? Want better health outcomes? Then you

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Exercists, Fitness Shaming, Longevity and Contingencies: Reaction To Michael Shermer and Daniel Lieberman Podcast Interview

Ergonomics, Physical Activity Recommendations, Sedentary Behavior, Standing

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

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Case Study 4: When Should I Fire My Running Coach?

Applied Behavior Analysis, Case Study, Exercise, Physical Activity Recommendations

The answer: Well, it depends. It depends on many variables. It depends on whether or not you: like your coach, are making the progress you want, are feeling full of energy or chronically fatigued, are frustrated with your programming, know that you are program is headed in the right direction, or believe you are paying

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A Pain In Your Neck: 7 Hacks to Fix Your Text Neck!

Ergonomics, Physical Activity Recommendations, Technology, Work Health

Over half of BehaviorFit readers access this website on a mobile device. Which means that more than likely you are looking down with your neck bent at an angle. …please stop reading for a second and look up for 10-15 seconds… (I’ll wait) …did you do it yet? No?!?!? Give your neck a rest, look

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