Product Description

This is the first fitness book that explains and organizes behavior analytic training (or "BAT") principles in a systematic user friendly manner that the reader can apply to gain and maintain fitness, health, and lose weight. Part one lays out the rationale for improved fitness, and details how being fit enables living a more value filled, meaningful and happy life. In addition to many physical benefits, increased fitness results in reduced anxiety, depression and has many other psychological benefits. In part two, the nuts and bolts of BAT are presented; how to measure, assess, and gradually, effectively and beneficially change fitness, weight and health related behaviors; how to make and use meaningful, realistic and effective short-term, intermediate and long-term goals. You are also taught how to accept and handle, in a productive manner, any discomfort exercise may produce. Part Three covers further considerations and advanced issues including the nature of the "self" as it relates to fitness; breaking bad habits; how to graph behavior and use graphs to assist health related behavior change; how to learn to relax and use relaxation; and the scientifically proven, most effective procedures for effective, lasting and healthy dieting, weight loss and weight loss maintenance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2226442 in Books
• Published on: 2010-02-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .27" h x 9.02" w x 6.00" l, .40 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 126 pages

About the Author
Stephen Ray Flora, Ph.D., B.C.B.A. (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) is a professor of psychology at Youngstown State University and is the author of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title awarding winning book The Power of Reinforcement, author of Taking America Off Drugs: Why Behavioral Therapy is More Effective for Treating ADHD, OCD, Depression, and Other Psychological Problems, both are published by State University of New York Press. He also author of Peak Performances, Personal Records, Ultimate Fitness, and Winning Athletic Competitions with Behavior Analytic Training (available from Amazon.com and createspace.com). He is additionally the author of several dozen scientific, theoretical, and popular articles on behavior analysis, psychology, teaching, and athletic competition. Recently he has been competing in triathlons. He has won his age group in many local sprint and international distance triathlons. For three years running he has won his age group in the Steel Valley Triathlon Club's point series championship. Stephen Ray Flora has conducted workshops on the behavior analysis of fitness and peak athletic performance in Amherst, MA, Phoenix, Chicago, San Diego, and other locations in conjunction with the Association for Behavior Analysis International and the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy.