Exercise
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Alia Crum part of team to receive Stanford Catalyst Award
The project "Motivating Mobility and Health on a Global Scale," on which Alia Crum is a co-PI, won this year's Stanford Catalyst Award.
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Zahrt & Crum featured in New York Times
[Zahrt and Crum] found a strong correlation between people’s dying early and their believing that they were relatively inactive.
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New MBL Paper "Perceived Physical Activity and Mortality: Evidence From Three Nationally Representative U.S. Samples" published in Health Psychology
Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum find that individuals’ perceptions about their level of physical activity strongly predicted mortality.
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Just Thinking You're Slacking On Exercise Could Boost Risk Of Death
Feeling less fit in comparison to others might trim away years of life, according to a recent study published by Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum.
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Why Placebos Work Wonders
From weight loss to fertility, new legitimacy for 'fake' treatments.
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Are Some of the Benefits to Exercise Due to Placebo Effects?
Perceived fitness may be as or more important than actual fitness.
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Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect
The placebo effect for exercise - if you believe you are exercising, your body may respond as if it is.
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Mindful Exercise
Telling hotel maids their daily schedule constituted exercise caused positive health outcomes.
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Think Yourself Thinner?
It's possible some researchers say. Weight-loss experts aren't so sure.