Why & How People Change Health Behaviors

Why and How People Change Health Behaviors is a collection of inspiring stories from individuals who have made successful lifestyle behavior changes and maintained them for a significant period of time. This book was compiled with the intent to provide motivation and insight, assisting those who want to change or who are currently attempting lifestyle change. Additionally, this book will serve as a source of hope and support for those who have experienced failures in the past. Most people who are not practicing healthy behaviors know they should change, and want to, but don't exactly know how. A significant amount of research has been conducted on behavior change theory and various models for behavior change have been developed. These models attempt to account for psychological, social, structural, and other important factors that predict behavior. In spite of this body of work, still nearly 67 percent of American adults are overweight or obese, 60 percent don't exercise, and surprising as it may be, still over 20 percent smoke.