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 ...

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You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation. Promises to yourself are quickly broken, and you never establish enough of the workout habit to experience any rewards.

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 ...

Exercise science has historically been built around male bodies. You could be training against your own hormones every month ...

Functional medicine is transforming sports and fitness by focusing on root-cause health optimization instead of just treating ...

The intention-behavior gap for exercise is one of the most interesting psychological phenomena to study, in my opinion. We set goals, go to bed with the best intentions to exercise in the morning. But ...

Sport and exercise psychology examines how mental, emotional and social factors influence engagement in physical activity, athletic performance and lifelong wellbeing. In competitive contexts it ...

If you’re exercising for controlled reasons, you’re doing so to earn money, to get approval from others, or to avoid guilt. The autonomous form of exercise motivation involves your desire to exercise ...

The Department of Exercise & Sport Studies (ESS) is committed to improving the quality of life at Smith College by providing an array of classes that allow for the exploration and better understanding ...