Wouldn't it be great if we could attain the body of our
dreams just by thinking about it? What if I told you that
your mind actually plays the most important role in your
success in getting fit? Sounds crazy, but it's true...
Our subconscious mind has one all-important job, and it
succeeds every time. What is this job? To prove that your
beliefs are true. Note the wording here: To prove that YOUR
BELIEFS are true. Not to point out what is actually true.
In fact, your mind can't distinguish between whether an
event is really happening or not. Visualization is a
powerful tool. There have been studies done with athletes.
The athlete is told to visualize his/her event in their
mind and talk themselves through the event. After the
event has happened, their coach played a video tape of
their actual event and in many cases, the actual event was
identical to the athlete's prior description of the event
before the event happened.
Your beliefs are the truth for your life. Whether or not
these beliefs are in fact true doesn't matter. If you
believe something to be true, then your subconscious mind
will perceive the universe around you in such a way that
makes this belief true.
So how does this relate to your fitness level?
If you have the belief that getting in shape is hard, that
eating healthy is boring, or that weight loss is elusive
then you will find getting in shape to be very difficult.
If you think of yourself as a fat person, or an
out-of-shape person, or just an average person then your
subconscious mind will do everything in its power to keep
you that way.
Take a minute to let that sink in.
The great thing about our subconscious mind is that we can
train it to work for us instead of against us. All we have
to do is change our belief.
I'm sure you have heard the term "Believe and Achieve" -
many schools have this painted on their walls and it is
even printed on T-shirts. Well, the concept is absolutely
true and when applied can bring success to your door faster
than you thought possible.
It won't help if you simply think that it 'isn't
impossible' or that 'it could happen someday.' These aren't
true beliefs.
In order to have your desired result you need to truly
believe with every fiber of your being that you will
achieve this goal. If you are overweight then close your
eyes and picture yourself fit. If you have fifty pounds to
lose then think of yourself as fifty pounds lighter.
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Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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