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  • She needs to drop her bum for good form. But she looks cute in her plank. I love this study which came out recently in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Exercisers who were worked out in tandem with a “virtual partner” worked out 24% longer when the virtual partner was superior to them. How cool is that? The study monitored almost 200 participants.  Everyone performed a series of five plank exercises solo and then were told to do the exercises again with their virtual partners.  The difference was that dramatic 24%. If someone was self conscious about going...

    A Virtual Workout Partner Will Push Your Buttons

    Posted on May 22, 2011 | No Comments
    She needs to drop her bum for good form. But she looks cute in her plank. I love this study which came out recently in the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Exercisers who were worked out in tandem with a “virtual partner” worked out 24% longer when the virtual partner was superior to them. How cool is that? The study monitored almost 200 participants.  Everyone performed a series of five plank exercises solo and then were told to do the exercises again with their virtual partners.  The difference was that dramatic 24%. If someone was self conscious about going...

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