Summer Heat: A Stimulus To Manage While We Exercise
Heat got you down? Think of it as another variable to manage in your fitness routine.
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Learning History and Fitness: How Your Past Shapes Your Exercise Behavior
Maria crushed her first training session — high-fives, sweat, the works.
But a month later, she quit.
It wasn’t laziness. It wasn’t lack of motivation. Her trainer built an aversive learning history — too much too soon, constant yelling, and zero individualization.
Your past fitness experiences are shaping your workouts right now, whether you realize it or not. A history full of positive reinforcement? You probably have a solid routine. A history full of painful, punishing experiences? Your environment failed you — not the other way around.
The good news? It can be rebuilt. 🔗
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Winter, A Groundhog, and the Weather: Motivating Variables for Running
If you have been following my blog in the past year, you will know that I began running on a regular basis. I’m almost at a full year of running 50+ miles per month. I’m quite proud. As I write this blog on Groundhog Day 2026 (the varmint doesn’t have any scientific training, so I
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ABA, Health, & Fitness Book Chapter: Released November 2025!
Back in January 2025, I gave a preview of a new upcoming book chapter on health and fitness. I am happy to announce that my chapter and the two volumes were finally published online in November 2025! Woohoo! Throughout the entire process, I felt unsure if I had the goods and could complete the damn
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Avoid the Conference Burnout Effect: 6 Behavior-Based Health Tips
Conferences are fun and full of learning opportunities, but let’s be honest—they’re exhausting. From travel logistics to long days of sitting and socializing, the whole experience promotes physical inactivity and poor food choices. Ironically, while sharing messages about health and movement, we often find ourselves in environments that do the exact opposite.
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Running, Data, and Validity Threats: Apple’s iOS 26 VO₂ Max Update Explained
During my recent uptick in running volume, I began following the changes in V02 Max as measured by my Apple Watch. While I did not set any formal running volume or pace goal, I aimed to generally improve my capacity — and ultimately, correlate how training associated with changes in VO2Max. In a 4-month trading
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Changing My Environment: Consequences, Chaffing, and My Journey To My First Half Marathon
I picked up running again two months ago. My training culminated to running a half-marathon in my hometown of Indianapolis, IN in May 2025. The popular 13.1-mile race is also known as the “Mini-Marathon”. The course takes you to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where you run a lap on the track and head back to
The Power of Precommitment: Using ABA to Reduce Decision Fatigue in Fitness
When it comes to fitness, one of the biggest obstacles isn’t a lack of motivation—it’s decision fatigue. Rather a label, that describes the likeliness of engaging in a set of behaviors. Every day, we make hundreds of choices, from what to eat to when (or if) we’ll work out. By the time we get to
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Power BI for Fitness: Turning Workout Data into Actionable Insights
The evolution of data monitoring changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Just as I designed my first research study, the Apple Watch came out, changing what we know about the possibilities of endless data collection for fitness behavior change. (Side bar: My master’s thesis — Decreasing Bouts of Prolonged Sitting — required participants to
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ABA in Health and Fitness Book Chapter: Coming Soon
It’s been almost two years since I was humbly offered to write a book chapter on health and fitness. Boy, what a journey! This was my first academic book chapter that allowed me to combine my research and coaching experience in one comprehensive chapter. From the initial invite in April 2023, to the first draft,
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