Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition (VIDEO)

University of Pennsylvania

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New research from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that competition pushes people to exercise far better than friendly support. In fact, social support actually decreased participation in the exercise program.

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Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

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