Nagging is Good for You

You may not feel like thanking your family and friends who insist that you need to get fit, but a new sport psychology study shows such nagging does work, and nagging may actually be necessary to encourage people to be more active.

The study from the University of Lincoln is the first to address the range of social influences affecting levels of physical activity. It found through a series of interviews with adults from across the UK that the least active people actually appreciated pestering by spouses and children.

The media and general practitioners appear to play a similar role in providing 'alarm bells' to shock those who were unfit or inactive about the potential consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. The study focused on modifiable social influences on motivation toward physical activity, rather than fixed factors used to predict health such as gender and ethnicity. These included giving impetus (by nagging), supporting progress with emotional and moral support, providing logistical support (such as looking after the children for an hour), and making activity itself a social endeavor (such as going with friends).

The good news is that the study suggests once you are active and healthy, you no longer need nagging. Most importantly, however, the suggestion that 'nagging is good' should only be applied to getting healthy and active!

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Source: preventdisease.com