Tag: social
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Changing Behaviour is Hard, But Not Impossible (Part 1)
Over the last year I’ve written articles focused on the benefits of physical activity and healthy nutrition. But in my attempts to encourage people to be active and eat healthy, I may not have done justice on how difficult change is. The other morning I was getting my breakfast, pouring out my cereal when I…
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People’s Perceptions of What Exercise is May be the Biggest Barrier to Being Active
What image comes to your mind when you hear the word exercise? Is it someone putting on running shoes and going for a run? Is it a person sweating it up in a gym on a treadmill or lifting weights? If so, you’re not alone. Most people have these or similar images of what exercise…
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How (not?) to motivate a teenage girl to be active. Lessons from an active father.
I’m going to state the obvious: being the father of a teenage girl isn’t easy. I’m just in the early stages when the eye-rolling starts to develop, which comes before the door-slamming phase (I’m already adding foam stoppers to all doors). I’ve heard there isn’t just one type of teenage eye-roll but numerous ones that…
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What I Learned After Spending a Year Working at Home
For all of 2017 I was on sabbatical. Since I didn’t go away like many of my colleagues do, I spent a lot of time at home in front of the computer. It was quite liberating, being able to work from home, get to snack or go for a walk whenever I wanted, and put…