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Extra Motivation to Exercise
Some people enjoy exercise just because it is exercise; they do not think deeply about why they enjoy it so much. They just know that it is enjoyable and that it makes them feel good.
Much research has been carried out as to why exercise makes you feel good. Scientific research has proven that when you exercise your brain releases endorphins which provide a feel good factor.
Even walking on a tread mill in a gym has been shown to lift your mood and assist in combating depression. Personally, I find this type of exercise quite boring, and I’m sure many of you are with me on this. But even if you find it boring, it is undeniable that exercise does lift your mood.
Many people become quite addicted to exercise for this reason and also because exercise is linked to a boost in self esteem. You feel more confident and have a greater sense of achievement. Exercise is in fact one of the simplest ways in which you can work to build your self-esteem. You feel good about yourself when you set yourself a task and subsequently complete that task. What could be easier than setting yourself a goal of going for a walk and then doing it?
Exercise of any description undeniably lifts your mood and increases your self-esteem. These effects are enhanced of course when the exercise that you are doing is something which you like to do. You might like to play tennis, or swim, do some gardening or walk the dog. All exercise is beneficial.
I like to play golf. For me golf has a huge number of plusses. I enjoy the walk, be it alone or with fellow golfers, and I also like the mental challenges which the game itself provides. But most of all I love being in a place of beauty, and golf courses do tend to be beautiful. I love the smell of the grass and the trees, the colors of the flowers, the criss-cross patterns on the fairways when they have just been cut, the water and the wild-life. I love being outside and in touch with nature.
Being outside in a place which is natural in itself is a mood enhancer. This too has been proven in scientific research. It makes good sense that there would be added benefit when you combine the two. We know that 2+2=4.
Exercise + nature = Green exercise
Green exercise is the term coined for exercise which is carried out when in the presence of nature. There has been some recent research into this subject (Jo Barton, Jules Pretty. What is the Best Dose of Nature and Green Exercise for Improving Mental Health? A Multi-Study Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010) which shows that there is indeed an increased or added benefit in terms of mood and self-esteem. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this research is that the boost in both mood and self-esteem occurred within a very short time frame – just 5 minutes.
And so we now know that we can boost our self-esteem and lift our mood in as little as five minutes by doing something as simple as taking a walk in a place which is green and natural. That should be a great motivator to us all to get out and exercise. There was another interesting finding; being near water as well as green leaves and grass could benefit us even more. No wonder I love golf courses so much!
Roseanna Leaton, specialist in hypnosis mp3s for self-esteem, exercise motivation and golf mind training.
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Achieving your goals; Focus Focus Focus
The first few steps of this process are;
Working out what you want to achieve
Deciding to achieve it
Committing to those goals (no matter what)
Writing down your goals in specific detail.
The next step using the Law of Attraction principles is to focus on your goals. The good news is, once you complete these steps, you are already closer to your goals than you were last year.
However, this process may bring up a few surprises for you. For many years I had always thought that ‘more money’ was one of my top priorities. Then one day I started a journal and wrote down my top 20 goals in priority order. ‘More money’ wasn’t even in the top 5 and this discovery totally changed my life path. Ironically, just after I made this discovery I was given a large pay increase at work and offered a promotion, which basically meant a fancy title but didn’t involve any extra workload! Result.
It proved that I was right to get clear about the priority of the ‘more money’ goal, as earning more money didn’t actually make me any happier, but it did make my life a lot less stressful when it came time to pay my bills, which is why I didn’t take it off the list altogether.
It is therefore always really important to think carefully not just about your goals, but the priority of your goals.
So once you have a clear list of goals and their priority in your mind, you can really start to focus on them in order. Spend more time focusing on the goals that are going to take longer to achieve or will mean a big commitment to achieve, but use the smaller goals to get the feel good factor. An example of this is weight loss – if you have 50 lbs to lose, you’re not going to lose it in a week or a month, but with commitment and dedication, you could do it in a year.
However, as I always stress to my clients – when you have a mini goal of losing just 5 lbs or losing a dress size within this month, it will give you a real buzz when you achieve your mini goal and really helps you to focus on how to achieve the loss of the other 45lbs.
When you feel positive about your goals, and more importantly the results of your goals, you are using the Law of Attraction. The basic principle of which is ‘like attracts like’.
So be positive and spend time each day focusing on your goals and more importantly, the results of your goals – really think about the positive benefits of achieving what you want.
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Mel Trudgett is a self development coach and the owner of Healing That Feeling.
Her unique programme, Stress to Success in 7 Steps, has helped people from all over the world to easily overcome their stress, phobias, anger, depression, trauma, limiting beliefs and helped them to make big changes in their lives.
Visit http://www.healingthatfeeling.com to receive a free 7 day mini course which will show you to easily and holistically resolve YOUR problem issues.
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