No sweat how the simple science of motivation can bring you a lifetime of fitness

Behavior expert Michelle Segar has devoted her career to the science of motivation. In No Sweat, she reveals that while ""better health"" or ""weight loss"" sound like strong incentives, human beings are hardwired to choose immediate gratification over delayed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Segar, Michelle L., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York : American Management Association 2023.
2015.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628947006719
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Sumario:Behavior expert Michelle Segar has devoted her career to the science of motivation. In No Sweat, she reveals that while ""better health"" or ""weight loss"" sound like strong incentives, human beings are hardwired to choose immediate gratification over delayed benefits. In other words, we're not going to exercise unless it makes us happy right now.So what's the solution? To achieve lasting fitness, we have to change our minds-before we can change our bodies. In No Sweat, Segar shows us how. Translating twenty years of research on exercise and motivation into a simple four-point program, she he
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.