Episode Details

Dr. Nick Green joins me in Session 132 for his third appearance on the show. In this episode, we discuss:

• How he responded to being furloughed for a few months.
• His contributions to Covid-19 research at the University of Florida.
• Nick's general principles on how he helps clients develop and accomplish fitness goals.
• How to overcome barriers to fitness, especially when gyms are closed.
• What are some basic movement patterns that people should train.
• Some of the great results his fitness clients are seeing.
• His advice on wearable tech and other methods for collecting fitness analytics.
• How to think about time allocation so busy people can still meet their fitness goals.
• How to incorporate health and fitness into a comprehensive ABA program.
• What steps Behavior Analysts can take to begin work in the health and fitness industry.

We also took questions submitted by members of The Behavioral Observations Membership Program. Here are the links to the stuff we talked about:

• The BehaviorFit homepage.
• Hell in a Bucket reference (tunes from a simpler time).
• Dr. John Lednicky from the U. of Florida (Covid-19 researcher Nick worked with).
• Nick's infographic on the 7 Functional Movements.
• Silver Sneakers (online fitness program for 65+ people).
• Onnit Academy (online instructional videos).
• The Daily Burn (another online instruction site).
• BehaviorFit on Instagram.
• Nick's earlier appearances on the BOP.
• The Whoop Strap (still not a sponsor, but I'm open to it ;-).
• Nick's podcast, BehaviorFit Radio.
• Used sporting goods store, Play it Again Sports.
• My favorite music education YouTube channel.
• Bannerman, et al (1990). Balancing the right to habilitation with the right to personal liberties: the rights of people with developmental disabilities to eat too many doughnuts and take a nap.

Session 132 is brought to you with the support of the following sponsors:

• Behavior University. Their mission is to provide university quality professional development for the busy Behavior Analyst. Learn about their CEU offerings and podcast-sp