Motivational Interviewing for Physical Activity

Despite modest effect sizes for promoting physical activity, Motivational Interviewing is one of the most well tolerated psychological interventions for managing ambivalence for exercise. In this video, we discuss some of the what, why and how of Motivational Interviewing with a particular focus on the promotion of physical activity. We discuss the strength of the top quality evidence for motivational interviewing, and cover the basic principles: the spirit of MI using the RULE acronym, the three styles of MI (directing, following and guiding), the key techniques in MI using the OARS acronym, and the 4 stages of an MI intervention (engaging, focusing, evoking, planning).

[@ariet1503]

This video is ELITE quality. Thank you for sharing!! Please keep up the great work

[@staffnsnake]

I'm glad you have left this video on youtube as it is really good for my health coaching study. Thank you.

[@joannajosue4543]

This is a very well done talk! Very practical and solutions focused. Thank you so much!

[@aeperlas]

Thank you! I'll definitely use these skills and learnings for my Diet Counselling!

[@douglasvaniten182]

Yes, very well done. Thank you for the details and explanations.

[@starshine7937]

This is such a useful and helpful video - thank you very much!!

[@harrybates2803]

great watch. Brilliant work!

[@mariasandborgh4021]

Well done talk and good examples! I will use with my Physiotherapy students!

[@Hafizahmeda]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@AMBIKARANI]

very well said. inspiring.

[@icholas1527]

Really good video.

[@noetel]

Thanks!

[@samanthaoneal2324]

I could not understand what anyone was saying during the positive examples.

[@goparra09]

They just need to look at overweight people shuffling around supermarkets and thinking shit I don’t want to end up like that. Keeps me walking and exercising.