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Research reveals what keeps some women from exercising
By Stateside Staff • Jun 12, 2017
Frustration over weight loss pushes some women to stop exercising altogether.
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Stateside's conversation with Michelle Segar, director of University of Michigan's Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center.
Ladies, does this sound familiar? You want to lose weight. So, you start an exercise program.
But the weight loss isn't anything like you'd been hoping for.
You feel bad about that, and your interest in that fitness program withers. And then you feel bad about that too!
Michelle Segar, director of the University of Michigan's Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center, has examined how to break that demoralizing and unhealthy cycle in new research funded by the National Cancer Institute.
Listen to the interview above.
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Personal trainer teaches clients to love their bodies
By Kyle Norris • Feb 7, 2015
Laura Sprague
Laura Sprague is a personal trainer in Kalamazoo with a unique take on physical wellness. Her clients are aged 13-84 and she has worked with people who are obese, able-bodied, recovering from illnesses, or who are in wheelchairs.
When Sprague initially meets a client, she asks them to describe their relationship with their body. She finds the answers can be deeply revealing.
U of M study questions why some people exercise -- and why others don't
By Steve Carmody • Oct 1, 2011
A University of Michigan researcher says the medical community may be stressing the wrong benefits to get people to exercise more.
We've all heard it: "Exercise is good for your health." "You'll live longer."
But are those the right messages? Michelle Segar says no. She's a research investigator for the U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
Segar conducted a study of full-time working middle-age women and their exercise habits. It shows those who exercised the most did so because exercise helped them enjoy life now.
MSU study: 'Virtual' training partners help people exercise more
By Steve Carmody • May 22, 2011
(MSU Dept. of Kinesiology)
A new Michigan State University study finds 'virtual' athletic training partners might be more effective than trying to work out alone. Researchers found a virtual training partner, someone appearing on a video monitor, actually provides greater motivation for people to exercise longer , harder and more frequently.
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