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Your mind is a powerful thing!

25 Tuesday May 2021

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If you don’t have time for the gym, IMAGINE yourself working out instead. In a study at the Cleveland Clinic, people who visualized themselves exercising their pinky fingers or elbows for 15 minutes actually increased their strength. And after 3 months, their strength levels rose 5% in their elbows, and over 50% in their pinkies. And the researchers believe you can strengthen ANY muscles with a virtual workout. So, on the days you’re too busy to hit the gym, spend 15 minutes imagining yourself working out. And you’ll be doing your body a world of good. Give it a try.

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It’s all mind over matter!

14 Tuesday Apr 2020

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When it comes to enjoying exercise, it’s mind over matter. Researchers at Brock University tested competitive cyclists in heat and humidity. But half the group was taught to reframe negative feelings as positive ones. So instead of thinking “Man it’s hot; I’m dying!” they thought “I can handle it.” After 2 weeks, those with a positive mindset could pedal 25% longer. The other group saw NO improvement during hot, humid exercise.  And the technique can benefit ANY workout. Just ditch negative phrases like “This is tough” for positive ones, like “I’ve got this.”

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27 Thursday Oct 2016

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If you’re in pain, mentally “dialing it down” – like the volume on a stereo – can make you feel better! That’s according to psychology and neuroscience professor Dr. Tor Wager. His research shows that when people touched a hot-plate they actually felt less pain when they mentally “turned it down” – by telling themselves it was cooler than it actually was… Compared to those who just ignored it. Which means, if you’re feeling overheated, or your running shorts start chafing, tell yourself it doesn’t hurt that badly. That mental tweak will help the sensation of pain feel less intense, so you can push through and finish your 10K, or survive a sweltering summer.

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