Quantcast
Channel: Fitness – Working with ACT
Browsing all 6 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What is Psychological Flexibility?

The main focus of ACT is to increase something called psychological flexibility.  But what is psychological flexibility and why is it important? Of all the psychological phenomena that we have studied,...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Smallest Step

Like many people, the need to take more exercise is a recurring theme for me. I have repeatedly set goals to do the ‘right’ thing – exercise for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week. And not once have I...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How White Dog Poo Can Give Us Hope For 2012

Do you remember white dog poo? It seemed to be all over the place when I was growing up, but now I can’t remember the last time I saw any. What’s going on? The answer is that humans have decided to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Closing the intention-behaviour gap

Over Christmas I put on an additional 3kg. I have been getting rid of it ever since and I have realised that losing weight is a fantastic practice in psychological flexibility.  Just about every minute...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Which 8 Practices Will Help You To Flourish?

We are experiencing a rapid increase in the incidence of ‘lifestyle’ disorders such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders, depression and anxiety. Number (in Millions) of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Running from Depression

It was very sudden this time. Suddenly, like an eclipse, gloom descended and the birds stopped chirping. I shouldn’t have been surprised I suppose.  The end of a long-awaited holiday, dark January...

View Article
Browsing all 6 articles
Browse latest View live


Latest Images