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 ...

Intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to engage in activities for their inherent satisfaction, is a fundamental aspect of effective learning. This concept, rooted in the principles of ...

Promoting physical activity and other behavioral support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term. However, after nine months, physical activity delivers no noticeable ...

Listening to motivational music increases risk-taking behavior during sport activities and exercise -- particularly in men and when participants made their own playlist -- but does not improve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This is where that lifestyle medicine comes in that we need to be good at,” Holly Wyatt, MD, professor and vice ...

The desire to become more active often begins with good intentions—after a health scare, a life milestone, or simply the realization that you've let your routine slip too long. So you start a routine, ...

Clemson University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Because there’s no generally accepted definition of what a streak is, I started by trying to define the phenomenon. Based on ...