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 ...

Winter is here, which means the days are feeling shorter and the weather's getting colder. The dark and nippy mornings don't exactly make it easy to arise for an early spin class or a run. We spoke ...

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 ...

You know you always feel better after working out—and this alone should vanquish any of that couch-laden inertia. But we're human. Sometimes lacing up the running shoes or grabbing the gym bag and ...

You’ve vowed that 2021 will be different. This will be your year: You’ll walk a 5K, or you’ll lose 25 pounds, or you’ll improve your overall wellness. But as anyone working toward fitness goals knows, ...

Analysis of 14,000 user complaints reveals fitness apps set impossible goals that trigger shame and drive users to quit. Why ...

A recent study suggests that resistance training improves exercise motivation and contributes to making exercise planning among older adults. Exercise motivation and exercise self-efficacy are key ...

What's your motivation to exercise? Your wedding dress? Six-pack abs? Being able to run around with your grandchildren? While these motivators are reasons to train, these motivators aren't always what ...

Researchers said some users experience shame, disappointment, frustration and futility when using fitness apps, undermining ...