From going for a run to doing the dishes, motivating ourselves to take care of chores can be a struggle. But it could be as simple as watching our own brain activity. Researchers have used scanners to ...
Motivation to learn new things and engage with life declines with age due to falling activity in a brain circuit that weighs costs and benefits, a study on mice suggested. US experts have been ...
Many of us experience a dip in motivation during the shorter, colder days of the fall and winter months, and find it hard to fit in regular training. A new study out of the University of Sydney ...
aSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia bSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia cOlga Tennison ...
There is hope for the unmotivated in physical activity. New large research has identified the characteristics of physical activity programs that best increase motivation for physical activity. The ...
A few weeks ago, my family and I went out for some last-minute shopping. Several vehicles jockeyed for position, competing for the closest possible parking spot. Even during the busy holiday season, ...
Afterschool programs (ASPs) have become increasingly recognized as a key context to support youth daily physical activity (PA) accrual. The purpose of the present study was to assess the physical and ...