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Motivation Helps Weight Loss
Posted by John L. Torquato on
Motivation techniques improve weight loss.
A study done by the Technical University of Lisbon on the effect of self-motivation techniques for weight loss showed a significant difference (P<0.001) between women who had been taught to use these techniques and women who only received a general health education program. Women who learned the motivational techniques had a higher percentage of weight loss and higher levels of exercise, and were more likely to stick to their exercise goals.
PositiveTip: Fun and enjoyable activities are motivations that can help you achieve a successful weight management program.
Health in Your Heart This Year
Posted by Fred Hardinge on
The new year is well on its way by now. Your determination to stick to your resolutions is probably being tested. How've you been doing? Are you feeling successful? Or discouraged?
It all depends on how you get motivated!
Scientists at Newcastle University in England hung two different posters at a restaurant to see if customers would respond differently to a simple request on the poster, based on the visual design. Both posters asked patrons to clear their tables and put the trash in the garbage when they were done. But one poster had a picture of flowers and the other showed a pair of eyes!
Interestingly, the number of patrons who cleaned up after themselves doubled when the poster had a pair of staring human eyes, compared to when the poster had flowers!