Fitness Pudding - Where The Proof Is

I am sure you have already noticed the many internet articles and ads popping up about keeping your New Year’s Resolution.  But, what about why we break and abandon our resolutions? I came across a really cool 1972 study by Drs. Marlatt and Kaplan. 4  They examined 135 people and their resolutions over a 3-month period. The majority of resolutions were a desire to lose weight – interestingly, with an average starting weight of only 138 pounds...

Most health and fitness behaviors are organized around goals. We set goals for ourselves, and then enact behaviors that will get us to that goal – at least that is what we hope. We have decades of research on the positive effects of proper goal setting on health behavior change and maintenance. However, recent lay reports are telling us that goals are now bad for us? Why Setting Goals Could Wreck Your Life Why Setting Goals...