Successful Fitness Motivation Strategies
Barbara A. Brehm, EdD,is a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and has worked as a fitness instructor, personal trainer, lifestyle coach, and fitness program director. She has studied exercise motivation and adherence for 25 years and helped hundreds of people in classes and other programs become more active.A contributing editor toFitness Managementsince 1985, she writes a monthly column discussing recent research in exercise and health science with an emphasis on application. She has served as director of the Smith Fitness Program for Faculty and Staff since 1984. Dr. Brehm is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She earned her EdD in applied physiology in 1983 from Teachers College, Columbia University.