¨Exercise not only changes your body, it changes your mind, your attitude and your mood. It makes a twist in your mindset.¨
Usually we see how exercising is good for our body. It help you become healthier, stronger and with more energy. However, we rarely think that by exercising we are able to change our mindset.
You might be asking yourself, how does exercising helps change my mental state?
Here are some things that help change our mindset while we exercise:
- Think better: endorphins help our brains concentrate and have our mind on a better focus mode.
- Engage Memory: exercising stimulates new cell brain growth, prolonging age related decline.
- Higher Self- Esteem: meeting little goals every day will help promote your sense of achievement. This will boost your self respect and help you feel more powerful.
- Improve your mood: when we exercise our body releases endorphins, the hormones that create an overall sense of well being.
- Help with stress: when we get stressed, our muscles get tense. Physical activity help us relax the muscles.
- Anxiety: by really focusing on the things your body is accomplishing when you workout, focusing on your breathing, your heart rate, you might be able to interrupt the flow of thoughts giving you anxiety.
Here is a list of things you can do to accomplish exercising regularly in order to change your mindset one workout at a time:
- Start with baby steps: Accomplishing baby goals will motivate you more to keep going than if you set up super big goals and you don’t accomplish them.
- Have a habit tracker: Filling out everyday that you achieved what you intended to do, is a great way of motivating you to keep going.
- Schedule an activity you enjoy: If you tell yourself you are going to go running, but you absolutely hate running, most likely you won’t be looking forward to it. In the other hand, if you schedule something you enjoy, you are gonna be happy while doing it.
- Get an accountability partner: Having someone to workout with is going to help you keep going because you don’t want to let that person down.
Is there anything that helps you with developing a working out habit? would love to hear in the comments!