The study is the first to explore the importance of different habit components in predicting exercise frequency. (sciencedaily.com)
However, Phillips» research, published in the journal Health Psychology, found that it's the instigation habit — or cues that prompt people to automatically go to the gym — that increases exercise frequency. (sciencedaily.com)
Using data from a nationally representative sample of youth who participated in the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (CDC), a group of researchers led by Dr. Jeremy Sibold of the University of Vermont, examined the relationship between exercise frequency, sadness, and suicidal ideation and attempt in 13,583 U.S. adolescents in grades 9 - 12. (sciencedaily.com)