For many, finding the motivation to start and sustain an exercise regimen is like the search for the holy grail. Despite countless attempts to find their way to regular physical activity, Americans ...

What motivates you to train and do it consistently? I recently posted this question on social media. It's asked by many locals, young and old, in the gym and swimming pool. What's the motivation ...

Exercise has a lot of important benefits. But most people don’t exercise or don’t do it consistently or long enough to get ...

Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise, according to a new study. The study suggests that a surge in levels of ...

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

I’ve been training clients for almost two decades now, and I’ve noticed a pattern. I can get a pretty good idea of who will stick to their workout program and who won’t, based on their answer to one ...

Before buying a wearable or exercise app, take time to identify the inspiration and structure needed to build — and maintain ...

Part of a shifting in the long tradition of in-person social support groups, Weight Watchers is being rebranded as “Wellness that Works” (still WW but with a different meaning). In a recent interview ...

Endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are a key driver behind the motivation to voluntarily seek aerobic exercise in the form of running, according to a new study (Muguruza et al., 2019) ...