Using “I must” or “I have to” to motivate your workouts could be bad for your mental health.
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Too busy to exercise during the week? The good news is that getting moving on the weekend appears to be similarly good for your heart health.
All things considered, the traditional approach of changing your program every 12 weeks might actually make sense in order to prevent plateaus. However, there is no hard and fast rule.
Understanding and changing the environment in which habits form is a critical step when it comes to breaking unwanted behaviors and forming healthy ones.
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
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Emerita Provost Professor of Psychology and Business, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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