|
Investigating the Secret of Exercise Motivation Hypnosis |
Written by Alan B. Densky, CH
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
|
Creating an exercise regimen to assist you to stay trim and thin is crucial for many people. It may surprise you to know that research studies generally demonstrate that only two basic varieties of exercise are useful -- which means that you can't just choose any variety of exercise to become thin. Because so many people have trouble with exercise motivation, choosing the most efficient varieties of exercise is crucial, due to the fact that the less time you spend exercising - and the less time you throw away on low efficiency exercise - the more likely it is that you will persist in your exercise routine and therefore achieve your personal weight and strength goals. Our initial variety of exercise that has been consistently proven to help people lose some weight and get trim is progressive resistance. In brief, progressive resistance is one variety of strength training. It functions by progressively ramping up the amount of weight that you lift, the number of sets, and number of repetitions performed. The result is that muscle fibers cannot be strained or subjected to damage - instead, they undergo slow and steady strengthening without any setbacks or interruptions. The second variety of exercise that was thoroughly studied is cardio training. This name is given to any variety of exercise that results in a heart rate of 60 - 85 percent of its maximum rate. Some examples of cardiovascular training could involve jogging, jump rope, aerobics, or treadmill, among other types of exercise, but the choice is up to you. Even though progressive resistance and cardiovascular training by themselves have been found to be highly efficient kinds of exercise, we now know that combining them is the best bet for success. If you combine both progressive resistance and cardiovascular training, you will strengthen muscle groups and build general endurance. In a recent study, exercisers who performed both cardiovascular and progressive resistance over the course of two months lost 45 percent more than exercisers who did cardiovascular training or progressive resistance alone. Just as crucial as the variety of exercise you decide on is, the way in which you exercise is also vital. It probably will be unsurprising that being consistent is the ideal. Exercising irregularly may put strain on your muscles and will likely not aid you to build strength and endurance. Nor will it improve your overall health. According to many experts, the best routine is to exercise for 40 minutes to an hour three, four, or five times every week. It is unfortunate that for a large percentage of the American population, getting enough exercise is not just as easy as showing up at the health club 3-5 times every week or listening to what scientists claim. For this subset of people, exercise motivation is the primary problem - this group of people simply doesn't want to go to the gym. It is a sad fact that they might resist all exercise, which can lead to problematic anxiety. It is not known what percentage of the populace suffers from problems with exercise motivation, but experts say that approximately twenty to forty percent of people say that they "hate" or "dread" exercise. An even larger percentage of people might have more minor problems with exercise motivation, feeling that even though it is relatively easy to commit to an exercise routine for a short period of time, motivation eventually degrades, which leaves them back where they were initially - out of shape and heavy. If you're a person who struggles with exercise motivation, the good news is that there are some simple strategies to overcome the struggle. According to the findings of a recent scientific study, people who needed to begin an exercise program were given a short learning program that helped them select the right varieties of exercise, were provided with a therapist who specialized in exercise motivation, and were given a short course in hypnosis. After 6 months, they were asked to evaluate their progress. It turned out that over 85 percent of the subjects had stuck to an exercise program for the entire 6 months. Better yet, they lost an average of fifteen more pounds than people who were not given hypnotherapy. If you have an interest in this study, it could be a good idea to investigate the possibility of finding a motivational therapist, habit control therapist, or counselor who focuses on hypnotherapy. These types of therapists are given special training in helping people to overcome anxieties, increase exercise motivation, and reinforce the creation of good habits. Another possibility for providing exercise motivation is self-hypnosis - which is a simple and inexpensive discipline that helps individuals take control of their own internal powers of motivation. Hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis are completely safe ways of increasing motivation that have been proven to be successful in the case of the motivation to exercise. Hypnotherapy functions by the use of hypnotic relaxation to elicit the powers of the unconscious mind to influence behavior modification and the formation of habits. Hypnosis therapy is a good choice for people who are exercise adverse because it is able to help the development of the motivation to get trim and lose the weight easily and effectively. Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
About The Author:
Alan B. Densky, CH specializes in all forms of self hypnosis for weight loss, including self motivation CDs since 1978. Visit his Neuro-VISION self hypnosis website and benefit from Free hypnosis videos, articles, and newsletters.
Alan B. Densky, CH specializes in all forms of self hypnosis for weight loss, including self motivation CDs since 1978. Visit his Neuro-VISION self hypnosis website and benefit from Free hypnosis videos, articles, and newsletters.| Comments On This Article: |
Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register.
You are welcome to publish this article free of charge on your website, newsletter, or e-zine, provided:
- You don't change the article in any way
- You include the entire article, including the "about the author" box
- All hyperlinks must remain intact, including email addresses, and the link to ArticleBlast.com at the bottom
- In doing so you agree to indemnify the article's author, and ArticleBlast.com and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities which arise out of its use
- It is also recommended that you provide a courtesy copy of your publication to the author of the article
