Exercise has a lot of important benefits. But most people don’t exercise or don’t do it consistently or long enough to get those benefits. If you ask people why they dropped out of their program, I ...

The key to getting you to move more might be shifting your beliefs about the barriers preventing you from working out.

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A recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä investigated the emotions evoked by physical activity and what ...

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 ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a University of Mississippi research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts.

You know you’re supposed to exercise regularly, but finding the motivation to do it can sometimes be tough. After all, work and general life obligations are really good at getting between you and the ...

You start a workout routine with genuine enthusiasm, but within weeks you’re finding excuses to skip sessions, feeling unusually tired, or mysteriously losing motivation. You blame laziness or lack of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how to stay motivated to exercise. You can listen to episodes here. During the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...

Beyond motivation, Ballmann’s research showed listening to choice music can ultimately impact an individual’s physical ...