by powerx2 | Dec 14, 2024 | education, goal setting, physical activity, research, self-efficacy
Nearly the holidays already! If you are starting to think that it will be difficult to maintain your healthy routines during that time – you are not alone. For most of us, the usual routines go out the door over the holidays. Often we just want to rest, or we...
by powerx2 | Oct 13, 2024 | goal setting, healthcare, physical activity, research, self-efficacy, tech
Our new paper on usability assessment methods is out now. If you are a healthcare practitioner, researcher or developer recommending, and/or working on, tech for clinical populations – or any population (!), this should be an informative read. Hach, S., Alder,...
by powerx2 | Jun 29, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
Having followed along with the last few posts, you will have learned about the benefit of focusing on your skills rather than weaknesses. You may also have been reminded about the power that lies in focusing on what you want to be able to do in the future and about...
by powerx2 | Jun 15, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, physical activity, plasticity, positive psychology, self-efficacy
As part of the last blog we looked at simple strategies to direct your attention to your strengths, to what is possible and the positive things in your life. Taking stock of your life, thinking about the past, thinking about the present and your future was one of the...
by powerx2 | May 18, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, mental imagery, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
So far we have looked at how to improve movement by focusing on external cues and/or the feeling of the movement itself. We have looked at what a good cue might look like. We saw what happens when there is extreme focus on our movement to the point where we get lost...
by powerx2 | Feb 10, 2024 | goal setting, physical activity, resistance training, self-efficacy
One of the lesser recognised benefits of strength training is getting practice at setting a specific goal, and chipping away at a systematic plan to get to that goal. In a world where a lot of things can be outside of our control and where, on a daily basis, we are ...
