Tag Archives: Motivation

Fat Hormone Influences Your Motivation to Eat

A new study helps to explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences your motivation to eat. The researchers described for the first time a collection of leptin-responsive neurons in the brain’s lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). Those LHA neurons feed directly into the mesolimbic dopamine system, which controls the rewarding properties assigned to… Read More »

Olympian David Gillick’s Isolation Motivation tips

The Olympics may be postponed until next year, but David Gillick’s back garden is playing host to a multi-sport extravaganza during the coronavirus shutdown. The 2008 Olympian has turned to sport to help keep his two children entertained and active. With schools and creches closed for the foreseeable future, as government and healthcare workers battle… Read More »

Isolation Motivation: Padraig Harrington’s top tips for staying ‘golf fit’ at home

So your favourite golf course has been padlocked, the driving range is a no-go zone and no amount of rolling will turn your back garden into a putting green. Don’t worry, the very best of help is at hand. Three-time major winner Pádraig Harrington has given Fitter Happier an exclusive insight into his very own… Read More »

Medical News Today: Lack of motivation: Does inflammation alter brain systems?

Researchers from Emory University examine new evidence about how low-grade inflammation could impact a person’s level of motivation. This may also have implications for the treatment of some cases of depression. Researchers are taking a closer look at evidence directly connecting inflammation with a lack of motivation. The idea that depression or symptoms of depression… Read More »