Young people are less satisfied with their lives when they are stressed. Physical activity can counter this by helping to relieve stress. Researchers from the University of Basel found that intrinsic ...

Maintaining motivation is key to making an exercise routine stick for years, but most people struggle to find what truly motivates them — after all, most New Year's resolutions are abandoned by the ...

Exercise has a lot of important benefits. But most people don’t exercise or don’t do it consistently or long enough to get those benefits. If you ask people why they dropped out of their program, I ...

You may be giving yourself a lot of reasons to give up on exercising right now, but a sport psychologist says there's more to it than just staying in shape. “It's not good for anyone's mental, ...

Physical activity, defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure, plays a crucial role in promoting the overall well-being and health 1. University ...

The good news is that motivation can be managed. “It’s not a thing you do or don’t have,” says Dr Mike McGreary, a sport and exercise psychologist. “It’s a process that you can work with.” Next time ...

Sport and exercise psychology examines how mental, emotional and social factors influence engagement in physical activity, athletic performance and lifelong wellbeing. In competitive contexts it ...

A recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä investigated the emotions evoked by physical activity and what motivates people across different weight groups to exercise. The study found that ...

Consistency beats intensity. The men who stay fit for life aren’t necessarily the most disciplined -they’re the ones who build habits that survive busy schedules, low-energy days and changing ...