7 Secrets to Enjoying Exercise
7 Secrets to Enjoying Exercise
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Pain is something that everyone wants to avoid. Often our dislike for exercise comes from childhood gym class. We have all at one time or another had that gym teacher who thought it was their job to scream at you to make you a fit citizen. Not very motivating is you ask me.
But there are 7 ways to make exercise more enjoyable and they also come from early childhood gym class.
The first secret is to listen to music while training. We all liked gym class the weeks that it was about learning how to dance even if we hated the thought of having a child of the opposite sex as a dance partner. Yuck! But once the music started we seemed only to feel the rhythm and it made us feel good. One of the reasons music during training helps us feel good is because as we pay attention to the rhythm we also breath in a more relaxed fashion.
Taking long deep breaths that oxygenize our blood stream and increase our energy level while causing us to naturally improve our posture and form. So just like gym class, if we listen to music that we enjoy while exercising, we will enjoy it more.
The second secret to enjoying exercise is to think about positive, successful moments in your life when we were full of confidence and courage. Imagine that you are bringing these same qualities into the picture of what you want to accomplish. Remember when you got a Ribbon as an award for some field day games or school relay of some kind? The sense of accomplishment made you think positively and enjoy the event even though you were hot an sunburned from a long day in the hot sun. Use that positive feeling and positive thoughts to draw encouragement for your future workouts.
The 3rd secret to enjoying exercise is motivational stories. Remember back to that gym teacher who always told you stories about historical athletes and how they overcame injuries, disease or other hardships and still became a champion. Those stories inspired us to try harder and enjoy our training more. You can recapture those motivating stories without hunting down your old gym teacher from 4th grade by listening to motivational CDs, filled with stories and information about how you can improve your life. You can find motivational story CDs at any book store. I like to listen to them in the car on my way to my workout.
4. Spend some time focusing on your goal and your present condition before you begin your session. Doing this will help you begin and end your program with focused enthusiasm.
5. Focus on your breathing, watching the inhale and exhale. When you focus on your breathing while exercising, you can feel the same euphoria, within minutes, that has been labeled, “runner’s high.”
6. Focus on the bottoms of your feet when you are running, biking or walking. Push off the ground. Notice how much more of your latent physical strength is used when you pay attention to the connection your feet have with other things.
7. At a high-point of the workout, imagine that you have already achieved your goal and someone wants to know how you accomplished it. Mentally pretend that you are telling them how you did it and they are praising and congratulating you for your achievement.
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