Finding your motivation for lifelong exercise with Dr. Michelle Segar

My guest today is Dr. Michelle Segar.  She directs the University of Michigan’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center  and is the author of the critically acclaimed book, No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness. The book is being used as curriculum for nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, personal trainers, and wellness coaches and was featured in The New York Times and became the #1 bestselling book in fitness & exercise on Amazon in 2015.

Here's what we discuss:

Start - The SHARP centre at the University of Michigan

2: 50 - The right and wrong 'Why' for exercise

5:37 - The role of Temporal Discounting in human behaviour

8:46 - An overview of Michelle's MAPS for lifelong exercise

11:57 - Exercise as a gift vs a chore

16:54 - Intensity of exercise

18:26 - OTMs - opportunities to move

24:06 -  The importance of self-care

27:57 - Strategy tips for creating lifelong exercise

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