08 Jan 033 Michelle Segar – No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Help You Deliver a Lifetime of Fitness
Michelle Segar is a motivation scientist and author of “No Sweat! How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness“. She is Director of the Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center at the University of Michigan, and Chair of the U.S. National Physical Activity Plan’s Communications Committee.
No Sweat was chosen as the #1 book in Diet/Exercise in 2015 by the USA Best Book Awards, and when released, it became the #1 Exercise & Fitness book on Amazon.
During this interview, we chat to Michelle about how our interactions from physical activity constructs our meaning for exercise. We chat about what she means by the depletion of will power, the self-determination theory, framing behaviour, tips for helping clients stick to exercise, and how gamification can help our clients fuel their desire for more exercise. Also, you will hear a challenge that Michelle has for all gym owners around partnering with our members to help support them both inside and outside the gym.
Top Tips From The Show
The meaning you have for exercise has been constructed by our interactions from physical activity, and if being active doesn’t feel good to a person, then it creates a negative meaning or association with exercise.
The wrong ‘why’s put people on a path of unstable controlling motivation, it leads people to feel like exercise is a chore.
As fitness professionals, the language we use and the symbols we use to describe exercise matters to the mindset of our clients.
We need to remember that, most people can not easily sustain a behaviour day in and day out, for the rest of their lives, that actually feels bad to them.
We need to encourage clients to discover what feels good to them. If we care about creating sustainable motivation, we need to help our clients identify what will work for them.
Our job is to figure out what hasn’t worked and why, and help people develop a solution tailored to who they are.
Inspirational Quotes From The Experts
“Our job is to figure out what hasn’t worked and why, and help people develop a solution tailored to who they are” Michelle Segar
“Move in ways that feel good to you, whatever that means, and you will become more active over time” Michelle Segar
Resources Our Experts Shared In The Show
Michelle Segar
Do You Have The Wrong Whys For Exercise?
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LinkedIn
It’s Your Move™ Game Poster and Handouts
No Sweat Teaching & Discussion Guide
No Sweat Resolutions Quiz
Active Management
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[Tweet “Start exercising with the wrong ‘whys’, then we won’t stay motivated to do it @michellesegar”]
[Tweet “In fitness, we need to assume the clients we are working with are different to us! @michellesegar”]
[Tweet “Ask a lot of questions so we can problem solve with our clients @michellesegar”]
[Tweet “The language used to describe exercise matters to the mindset of people @michellesegar”]
[Tweet “Exercise should be rebranded a ‘gift’ helping all embrace physical activity @michellesegar”]
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