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Talk your mind into changing your body

Psychologists say our “self talk” or “internal dialogue” can make or break a fitness routine.

Many people aren’t aware of how destructive their thoughts are, says Gareth Dutton, a psychologist at Florida State University in America who specializes in helping people to exercise and lose weight.

The first step on the right course to fitness is to recognize how your thoughts are undermining your exercise plan, then challenge the negative thinking.

The key, is to remember that ‘a thought is just a thought. It doesn’t mean it’s reality.’ In other words, just because you think you hate everything about exercise doesn’t mean you can’t find some activities that are more tolerable than others. Likewise, just because you think you absolutely have to eat that piece of cheesecake canceling out your workout, doesn’t mean that you really do.

It can be tough to master the skills necessary to adhere to an exercise plan.

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