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Mind-Set Matters Exercise and the Placebo Effect
ABSTRACT—In a study testing whether the relationship between exercise
and health is moderated by one’s mind- set, 84 female room attendants working
in seven different hotels were measured on physiological health variables
affected by exercise. Those in the informed condition were told that the work
they do (cleaning hotel rooms) is good exercise and satisfies the Surgeon
General’s recommendations for an active lifestyle. Examples of how their work
was exercise were provided. Subjects in the control group were not given this
information. Although actual behaviour did not change, 4 weeks after the
intervention, the informed group perceived themselves to be getting
significantly more exercise than before. As a result, com- pared with the
control group, they showed a decrease in weight, blood pressure, body fat,
waist-to-hip ratio, and body mass index. These results support the hypothesis
that exercise affects health in part or in whole via the placebo effect.
Research Article Mind-Set Matters Exercise and the Placebo Effect Alia
J. Crum and Ellen J. Langer Harvard University
Football envy at the UN
Talent, teamwork and a level playing field - it's no wonder we look up to the World Cup
Kofi Annan - The Guardian, Monday 12th June 2006
Ken Wilber on creating an integral worldRecently, our friends at Integral Life released a video http://startyourintegrallife.com/ to their private membership of its founder and the world's foremost integral philosopher, Ken Wilber, answering that very question.
In the video, he discusses the single most important thing he feels any individual concerned with our global welfare can do to help create an integral world.
Visit the page below to watch the video: http://StartYourIntegralLife.com
You're likely already familiar with Ken Wilber. But in case you're not, he's largely responsible for bringing what we now refer to as "integral philosophy" and "integral spirituality" into the world. It's easy to say it's one of the most important accomplishments of the past century.
In fact, President Bill Clinton considers him one of the most important thinkers of our time, and we've been influenced by and benefited from Ken's work immensely. The truth is, few people have the kind of authority that Ken Wilber does when it comes to showing how we can take the next step for humanity.
When you watch the video <http://startyourintegrallife.com/> , you'll realize how you--and everyone else involved in this emerging integral movement--are in a unique position to actually push the leading edge of consciousness forward... to help create a global transformation, the likes of which has happened literally only five or six times in history.
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NLP Coaching Book
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