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Rule · how much

Commit for a longer stretch

Choose a longer commitment period, e.g. a 20-week rather than an 8-week contract.

A bearded hiker in a checked jacket strides on a stone slab, a long winding path stretching to distant hills behind him.

Studies (1)

  1. Paper

    A 20-week starting choice led to more good exercise weeks than 8 weeks
    TestedHelped

    People first shown a 20-week contract had more good exercise weeks than those shown 8 weeks: about 4, against 3.

    Large randomised trial of 8,809 adults who set up an online exercise contract · vs people first shown an 8-week contract · they rated themselves · ⚠ not yet checked by other scientists; summary claims more than the results show; numbers unreliable

Often used with it

  • Action

    Exercise

    Physical activity or exercise in general.

  • Rule · how4

    Put something at stake

    Commitment contracts, deposits or penalties for not doing it.