Psychological Strategies for Effective Weight Management DVD

Workout Videos Presents: Psychological Strategies for Effective Weight Management Workout DVD - Psychological Strategies for Effective Weight Management provides an overview of how psychological factors can be effectively incorporated into successful weight-management efforts. In an easy-to-understand style, the DVD explains why and how an individual’s “mind matters” when it comes to achieving and maintaining an individual’s body weight within desired limits. The DVD also offers strategies that individuals can use to help manage their weight. Among the topics covered: causes of obesity, predictors of successful weight management, stages of change, obstacles to positive change, overcoming obstacles that block effective weight management, goal setting, improving exercise adherence, and additional strategies. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Affiliation: Jenny Conviser, Northwestern University Medical School (2008) (26 mins.)