Motivation to move may start with being mindful

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By Angie Hunt, ISU News Service
05/14/2018

A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at getting people to move more as structured exercise programs, according to a new study led by an Iowa State University researcher. Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor of kinesiology, is part of another study that found resistance training reduces symptoms of depression. 

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Jacob Meyer, assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, 515-294-1386, jdmeyer3@iastate.edu

Angie Hunt, communications specialist, ISU News Service, Iowa State University, 515-294-8986, amhunt@iastate.edu

By Angie Hunt, ISU News Service
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A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at getting people to move more as structured exercise programs, according to a new study led by Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor in kinesiology.

“Structured exercise training is something as a field we have used for decades to improve physical activity and physical health. To see a similar effect on physical activity from an intervention that focuses on the way someone thinks or perceives the world, was completely unexpected.”
Jacob Meyer