From going for a run to doing the dishes, motivating ourselves to take care of chores can be a struggle. But it could be as simple as watching our own brain activity. Researchers have used scanners to ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke University ...

There is hope for the unmotivated in physical activity. New large research has identified the characteristics of physical activity programs that best increase motivation for physical activity. The ...

Here we are again at the beginning of a new semester. The spring term can feel especially challenging, as it often arrives together with the lingering cold, short days and gray skies of winter. During ...

New research suggests that motivation acts less like a volume knob for effort and more like a camera lens that changes how ...

Strong social connections and regular physical activity work together to support healthier, happier lives in older adults.

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 ...

Loss of motivation can kill your productivity, but if you can switch things up while you work, you’ll keep yourself fresh and focused. Prioritizing and scheduling tasks into activity blocks that ...

A new study has revealed that a lack of equipment and venues - and a lack of motivation even if those were available - are the main barriers to physical activity for adolescent boys. Lorraine Robbins ...

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