BehaviorFit

09/09/2026

Preplanning is a critical set of behaviors to engage in to increase the odds that you will exercise and stick to your plan.

In my case, I committed to a half-marathon one month out. I needed to work backwards to balance CrossFit days with targeted mileage leading up to the race.

I love tech, but sometimes paper and highlights do the trick.

Green = committed and executed day
Yellow = non-executed day

I won’t graph this sheet but it serves as a physical tool to manage my workouts throughout the month and reflect on how accurate I followed my plan.

Unfortunately, Hurricane Lowell forced race officials to cancel the race but I ran on that day anyhow.

I mean, how many chances do you get to run in Hawaii?!?!

(I hope everyone in Kauai is doing okay with the cleanup ❤️ 🏝️)

09/07/2026

Kauai Marathon/Half Marathon got cancelled at the last minute for hurricane 🌀 prep.

Kinda bummed that the race didn’t happen considering I left Hawaiʻi Association for Behavior Analysis looking forward to it.

Stay safe everyone one.

Flying out tonight ahead of Hurricane Lowell.

09/05/2026

🌈 🌴 Final Day Complete of the Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis Conference 2026 is in the books!

So nice to reconnect with my Hawaiian colleagues and hear some fantastic talks!

✅ Second Run around Diamond Head Crater
✅ Presented Poster
✅ Made new connections
✅ Saw a real cool radar graph measuring different verbal operants

💡A few nuggets from today:

Gloria Leyla Fanning Tacoaman, M.S., BCBA., LABA gave an interesting talk on how to evaluate teaching language across bilingual learners - she tested how training in English vs. Spanish resulted in English or Spanish answers. Super cool stuff!

Shane T. Spiker, PhD, BCBA-D brought it home reminding us that compassion can be a learned skill by breaking it down into different domains. We can learn how to be more culturally sensitive, improve problem solving, and get better at time management to name a few.

Mahalo to the fantastic team that put together another great conference!

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09/04/2026

🌈 🌴Conference Day 1 of the Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis Conference 2026 is in the books!

So nice to reconnect with my Hawaiian colleagues and hear some fantastic talks!

✅ Blogged by the beach
✅ Reconnected with Colleagues
✅ Made new connections
✅ Heard 4 fantastic talks
✅ Published new BehaviorFit Blog

💡A few nuggets from today:

“Happiness is a skill that can be learned.” - Patricia Wright

“(As Practitioners) Sell outcomes per hour, not trials per hour” - Mark Dixon

09/04/2026

Live Scoring at World Fitness Project Tour Stop 2: Reps, No Reps, and Where The Counts Break Down

Every rep you see climb the World Fitness Project leaderboard passes through a human thumb on a phone screen. I spent a weekend as one of those thumbs — live scoring lane 3 at Tour Stop 2 — and learned exactly where a real-time rep count breaks down. Six culprits, from mis-taps to mental drift to judges quietly using different standards. Here’s what keeping score under controlled chaos taught me about measurement, accuracy, and trust....

Every rep you see climb the World Fitness Project leaderboard passes through a human thumb on a phone screen. I spent a weekend as one of those thumbs — live scoring lane 3 at Tour Stop 2 — and learned exactly where a real-time rep count breaks down. Six culprits, from mis-taps to mental drift t...

09/03/2026

Day 1 is in the books at Hawaiʻi Association for Behavior Analysis

Got some great work done on an upcoming publication for Behavior Analysis in Practice

Goal of the paper = propose how academic programs can integrate physical activity and exercise coursework into applied behavior analysis graduate training

✅ Drafted outline
✅ Drafted abstract
✅ Drafted working title

“Moving Behavior Analysis Forward: Preparing Practitioners to Promote Physical Activity and Exercise”

08/29/2026

Joined the community 10k run today World Fitness Project

07/29/2026

Summer Heat: A Stimulus To Manage While We Exercise

Heat got you down? Think of it as another variable to manage in your fitness routine....

04/22/2026

Maria crushed her first training session — high-fives, sweat, the works.

But a month later, she quit.

It wasn't laziness. It wasn't lack of motivation. Her trainer built an aversive learning history — too much too soon, constant yelling, and zero individualization.

Your past fitness experiences are shaping your workouts right now, whether you realize it or not. A history full of positive reinforcement? You probably have a solid routine. A history full of painful, punishing experiences? Your environment failed you — not the other way around.

The good news? It can be rebuilt. 🔗

04/20/2026

Day 1 is in the books!

What a great group of behavior analysts at the North Dakota Association for Behavior Analysis!

Great presentations on behavioral gerontology, ethics, and desensitization interventions in pediatric oncology!

Presentating at the Gateway to Science is an incredible venue!

Keep moving my friends!

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