tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566162782467918402.post7967741406514650338..comments2024-03-27T23:52:14.065-07:00Comments on Wrestling with Philosophy : Annual Fitness Advice Post: Using Social Psychology to Your AdvantageAmitabha Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09302663284135239000noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566162782467918402.post-37778549004825262722021-05-29T09:41:16.639-07:002021-05-29T09:41:16.639-07:00Thanks for sharing the awesome tips.
Do visit my ...Thanks for sharing the awesome tips. <br />Do visit my blog on - <a href="https://www.senexmemory.com/" rel="nofollow">Senior Living Advisor Texas</a><br />Senior Living Advisor Texashttps://www.senexmemory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566162782467918402.post-83589202574595531792013-01-18T00:59:20.576-08:002013-01-18T00:59:20.576-08:00What if a reasonable man were gluten intolerant? ...What if a reasonable man were gluten intolerant? First, he'd go on the inter-tubes and find the flashiest website that talks about "energies" and "chakras", selling the most expensive cure-alls, and order everything! <br /><br />Re: PCP. Before I make any evaluation I'll repeat what I said at the beginning of my post: there is the optimum fitness plan, and there is the one you'll actually do. Pick the latter. At an even more basic level: any fitness plan is better than no fitness plan. So, on that note, I already approve because it is something rather than nothing and if it works for some people, then, while it may or may not be optimal--ppl are doing it and that's great. <br />I didn't look too closely at their program but their advertised success rate seems a bit too good to be true: "Over 90% of our trainees complete the program with significant loss of body fat and gain in muscle tone." A couple of comments: (a) the statement is ambiguous. Do 90% of people who enter the program complete it? Or of the people that complete it, do 90% show results. If the latter (and more likely interpretation) it is somewhat less impressive since most people who begin new fitness programs are beginning from a very low level of fitness and gains come easy. <br />Next: There success rate is also potentially misleading because there is a selection bias. The price of the 90 day program is 600.00 up front. Anyone who is willing to plunk down that amount of cash up front is (a) highly motivated and (b) has a strong incentive not to quit. contrast this with the cost of signing up to a regular gym or yoga studio. Usually at this time of year there is no up front cost and the monthly fee is quite low. You haven't invested much so it's easy to walk away (see US mortgage crises circa 2009). There are other criticisms, but this should suffice. <br />At the end of the day, it's hard to judge the program unless it's compared to other programs. Absolute numbers don't tell us much if we're trying to evaluate something in respect to other alternatives. <br />On the plus side, the program seems to harness the social forces that bring about motivation. However, as was shown in the study I cited (the long term study on 12, 000 ppl), the closer the social relation, the stronger the effect (eg, the fitness of neighbours had little effect, while the effect of close friends--even if they lived in other cities--had a tremendous effect (171% of weight gain if your close friends gain weight). <br />Like I said, this program is a step up from going it alone, but it doesn't fully harness the effect of social relations because the groups are of people that don't know each other and therefore, the social force of the what is or isn't acceptable will not be very strong. (I.e., why should I care what some stranger thinks of me). <br />Ideally, to tap into the social motives to engage in a healthful lifestyle, you should team up with friends or groups of friends whose attitudes and opinions toward you you actually care about. <br />That's my two cents anyway...thanks for the question! <br /><br />aphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833922298250450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566162782467918402.post-24541591276950177762013-01-15T22:12:30.093-08:002013-01-15T22:12:30.093-08:00Ami. I love the idea of asking what a reasonable ...Ami. I love the idea of asking what a reasonable person would do in a situation. What if this man were gluten intolerant? <br /><br />So what do you think about exercise programs, like P.C.P., which set up a peer group for you. The group that entered the program at the same time becomes your peer group for that phase of the program. How much do you think it matters that your peer is your friend, or that your peer is another guy in Manchester England who started the program at the same time as you? Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412304487273674073noreply@blogger.com