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  • Carol Dweck is interested in what underlies excellence and achievement, and has explored the way a person’s mindset can direct someone down one path or another. You can learn more about her work at take a brief quiz about your own mindset at her book website.

  • I’m Proud of You, Complete Stranger! One of the best ways to follow through on a goal or resolution is to seek accountability from others. Tell a friend or family member, “I am doing this” Explicitly ask a friend or family member, “Keep me honest” Team up with a workout partner for extra incentive to…

  • The advanced yoga class may seem like not so much the right choice, but roll with it, ask for modifications, and enjoy the opportunity to see poses or a structure that is new to you. 🙂 Cartoon by Rhymes With Orange

  • How to Set Good Short-term Goals Concrete is better. “I will take a 10-minute walk at least twice a day” is better than “I will get more exercise.” Simple is better. “I will exercise at least 10 minutes, at least twice a day, even if it’s just a walk or two” is better than “I…

  • The Best Way Out Is Through When you add exercise to your life, the toughest part can just be making sure you keep doing it. As many a New Year’s Resolution-maker knows, it’s easy to get sidetracked — by work or family emergencies, by injuries, or even just by feeling punished by your workout. You…

  • One weird truck! oli-twist: windspray: how do i get a flat stomach by tomorrow

  • OK, this is kind of a sexist old-school illustration, but it works for everyone — men, women, and children. I am not convinced that it fully removes drudgery, but this approach, combined with the old standby “do one small thing whenever you get up” (or once an hour, and so on) can at least help…

  • Eating and Exercise Dr Yoni Freedhoff is a bariatric physician in Canada — he specializes in weight loss (in his case, without surgery, although he is not opposed to surgery for people who can benefit from it). Dr Freedhoff’s position is that weight control is about food, and exercise is about health. Of course, it’s…

  • Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating and founder of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab recently tested a coaching system called Slim By Design. Slim By Design is all about making changes in your approach to food choices, so you can make choices about your eating, instead of just reacting to your environment — to…