Dr. Michelle Segar

Meet the woman in midlife who created EssentialSteps^®. The EssentialSteps program and philosophy was developed by Dr. Michelle Segar, America’s leading expert on creating sustainable exercise motivation and participation in midlife women.

Michelle’s Credentials

I am a researcher at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan and a Translational Scholar in the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research. I have a Ph.D. in Psychology and Master’s Degrees in Health Behavior - Health Education (M.P.H.) and in Kinesiology (M.S.) from the University of Michigan. My published research has been referred to in many media sources (The New York Times, Washington Post, More, Health, Prevention, Shape, WebMD, Self, Women’s Day, Working Mother, Runner’s World, etc.) and I blog regularly about women, exercise motivation, and self-care for More Magazine.

What inspired Me

My passion has been helping women learn to make sustainable lifestyle changes that help them self-actualize as they improve the quality of their daily lives. It all began in 1994, when I had an insight that energized and impassioned my life.

That year, I conducted a study to see if exercise could help breast cancer survivors decrease depression and anxiety symptoms. The data showed that the breast cancer survivors who exercised significantly decreased their depression and anxiety levels, compared to the control group that did not exercise. I thought that was the end of the story…

Click here to find out what I learned that shocked and inspired me...

Research, Accomplishments & Media Coverage

If you’d like to access my published research, other accomplishments, or download media coverage click here.

Working with hundreds of women, over many years, and with funding from the National Institutes of Health, I created the EssentialSteps approach. I developed EssentialSteps to empower women to transform their mindset so they can make behavioral changes that can be sustained. Through my programs women learn to overcome the barriers that have prevented them from taking their essential steps to continued well-being, health and weight control.

What if you could learn how to take your essential steps to a joyful mind and happy body in only four hours? What if you controlled your weight, felt better, had more energy, and knew that you were taking care of yourself? If you value these things, you can join the other women who have achieved these important goals by working with me and learning the EssentialSteps program and philosophy.

Corporate Consulting & Keynotes

If you represent a corporation and would like to consult with me about how my research can help your better achieve your wellness and prevention goals, or learn about my corporate keynotes, workshops, tele-classess, webinars please let me know.

Click on this link to learn about the free resources that I’d like you to have.