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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Managers often say, “What gets measured, gets managed”. In corporate life, we discuss deliverables and key performance indicators (KPIs). The same goes for any health and fitness goal, without any sort of measurement system, it will be difficult to realize small, medium, and large gains. A lack of data prohibits us from reflecting on the
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The volume of oxygen used during fitness is often referred to as VO2 max. It is an indicator of your aerobic fitness. Higher numbers are better than lower numbers. VO2 max, or maximal oxygen consumption, can change over time with regular physical activity and training. The rate at which it changes depends on various factors,
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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
Maintenance Isn’t Sexy, But Necessary For Meaningful Outcomes. Read More »
Seems like there are 1000s of variables to figure out to get better at running. On the other hand, it also seems like there’s just two: run longer and run faster. To get better, we are faced with multiple variables to enhance our running practice. Whether you are training to get off the couch, for
It’s no secret that weight training is associated with many health benefits and is recommended by most health organizations. When it comes to data and tracking, weightlifting movements, like any other observable behavior or goal, can be analyzed like no other. Fitness Intelligence Reveals Insights Fitness intelligence refers to making your health and fitness data
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Goal-setting Helped Eliminate Cigarette Smoking As a behavior scientist, sometimes you never know what targets you will work on or with whom. Enter a former client. I worked with Melissa (name changed) for well over a year, until she needed to take a break in services. See, she went through a stressful life event, and
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What we do and what intensity produces daily caloric expenditure. Walking slowly, lifting weights fast, and sprinting up a hill produce varied caloric burn in the same amount of time. We hear the adage, “Do what you enjoy” and even, “Just keep moving”, to develop and sustain a life of physical activity and wellness. However,
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My gym finished a 12-week weightlifting cycle. I put in the work, collected data in the Wodify app, and spent time reflecting on my performance. In this video, I analyze the latest lifting training cycle with my custom PowerBI and Wodify data dashboards. I focus on the deadlift, bench, and squat. 3 Trends That I
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