Summer has come and gone, and with it, so has many peoples’ primary motivation for working out - vanity. So many of us begin in the spring with hopes of achieving our dreams of having a beach body - looking ultra hot in a bikini or showing off a chiseled six pack. I am really not sure what motivational goals people set in the fall, unless they are gearing up for next summer, which brings up an interesting fitness topic - what keeps people motivated? What makes them get up and go to the gym? (more…)

Yesterday, we began by asking some question regarding exercise, specifically, “How much is enough?” “Do I need 20 consecutive minutes? Or 30 or 40?” “What if I don’t have a full half-hour to spare that day?” From a motivational perspective, there are compelling reasons to tell Americans, especially women, that in actuality, “everything counts.” We live extremely busy lives, often with back-to-back appointments. On top of that, women often juggle multiple roles and responsibilities. Even in dual income homes, women are still primarily responsible for home-related tasks. So, in general, women have even less leisure time than men. (more…)

Please welcome Dr. Michelle Segar to the beYOU.tv family. Michelle is America’s leading expert on exercise motivation for women over 40. Her passion has been helping women learn to sustain physically active lives and prioritize their own health and well-being. A researcher at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan, she holds a Ph.D in Psychology and  Master’s Degrees in Health Behavior, Health Education and in Kinesiology. She is also the Founder of EssentialSteps, Coaching for Women. Michelle will be checking in with us regularly, but if you have questions for her, please leave a comment for her or visit her at EssentialSteps.

If you, like most women, lack the on-going motivation to exercise and feel like you don’t have time for it, this article is for you! But in order to understand how to find that inspiration, it is important to first understand what is often the real, but hidden, reason we say “I simply don’t have time to exercise.”

True, time is a rare commodity these days. But, do women who are regularly physically active have more time than those who aren’t?

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