Adolescent athletes with high motivation for school also have high motivation for sports. Male students tend to be less interested in school than their female peers, a new study shows. Adolescent ...
Physical activity, defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure, plays a crucial role in promoting the overall well-being and health 1. University ...
The motivational process of physical education (PE) in schools is significantly influenced by social factors, as demonstrated by a number of research based on self-determination theory (SDT). As a ...
Motivation is the foundation of everything that you do in your athletic life. With motivation, you wouldn't go to the gym in the early morning, you wouldn't put in the time practicing your sport, and ...
It doesn't matter if you're a competitive athlete who plays a sport, a coach or someone who's committed to training consistently in the gym: we can all lose motivation from time to time. You can be ...
The difficulty of staying motivated for sports is partly related to the natural programming of our brain. Tips such as keeping goals to oneself or focusing on the effort rather than the result can ...
Motivation is the foundation of all athletic effort and accomplishment. Without your desire and determination to improve your sports performance, all of the other mental factors, confidence, intensity ...
In my forthcoming book, Force for Good: How to Thrive as a Purpose-Driven Leader, I emphasize the importance of motivation in maximizing leadership performance. In particular, I quote the following ...