Think Yourself Healthy by Appreciating the Exercise You Already Do

A fascinating study which was carried out on hotel attendants who were informed how much exercise they were already doing as a regular part of their job. Despite no change in actual exercise levels, in the intervention group, simply being told about the value of what they were already doing... more

Reviewed by moritherapy Sep 09 2008, 09:21pm ( 2 reviews ) • spring.org.uk

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Rated by moritherapy on Sep 09 2008, 9:21pm

A fascinating study which was carried out on hotel attendants who were informed how much exercise they were already doing as a regular part of their job. Despite no change in actual exercise levels, in the intervention group, simply being told about the value of what they were already doing caused a significant change for the better on every single one of the objective health measures recorded: weight, body fat, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and blood pressure.
Rated by Journeyer01 on Sep 01 2008, 8:43pm

Is it possible to think yourself fitter without doing any additional exercise? Yes, apparently. I love this research.

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