TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Brehm, Barbara A. PY - 2014 T2 - Psychology of Health and Fitness AB - The influence of lifestyle behaviors on health is interesting and relevant for every individual, whether one takes a public-health perspective focused on the prevention of chronic illness for the majority of citizens or a personal perspective while pondering what to have for lunch. It has become clear over the past 50 years that behavior and health are inseparably entwined. Research supports the notion that the way people live their lives, including their activity levels, eating habits, stress-management practices, and substance-use habits, strongly influences their likelihood of developing many of the most-common health problems. Scientists have discovered which lifestyle behaviors generally serve to prevent chronic illness and injury, as well as to optimize quality of life on a daily basis. In fact, most people have a rough idea of what they should eat and how much they should exercise, and they know they should drink less alcohol or quit smoking. What is the final frontier in public health and medical care? Motivating and guiding people to do what they already know they should do. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162954563 ER -