'Curious Conversations' podcast: Samantha Harden and the science behind sticking to healthy changes
Samantha Harden joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to chat about the science behind developing and keeping healthy habits.
About Harden
Harden is an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech and director of the Physical Activity Research and Community Implementation Laboratory as well as an exercise specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension. Her research focuses on the yoga kernels of mindfulness, breath work, and movement and how yoga can promote flourishing through personal, professional, and communal well-being and longevity through healthy aging.
Three takeaways
Instead of setting New Year's resolutions, focus on setting intentions that align with your authentic self. Understanding your why is key to maintaining healthy lifestyle changes.
Community support and environmental factors play a significant role in influencing behavior, including developing and keeping healthy habits.
Virginia Cooperative Extension offers resources and programs to support individuals in making positive changes.
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About the podcast
"Curious Conversations" is a series of free-flowing conversations with Virginia Tech researchers that take place at the intersection of world-class research and everyday life. Produced and hosted by Virginia Tech writer and editor Travis Williams, university researchers share their expertise and motivations as well as the practical applications of their work in a format that more closely resembles chats at a cookout than classroom lectures. New episodes are shared each Tuesday.
