Die later or enjoy now? Our brains prioritize short-term threats and opportunities and discount long-term ones. What does this mean for motivation and exercise? 3 Key Questions on fear and negative reinforcement answer that question.
Of Course You Don’t Have Enough Discipline
You don’t have enough discipline to stick with exercise because we make exercise so unappealing that it can overcome any amount of discipline you can muster.
Time to Re-Think Fitness
Fitness needs a re-think…some crazy comments from people reflect the species-wide dysfunction we have with fitness. And there is a solution…
Never Force Yourself to Exercise Again
The expectations, beliefs, and perceptions about exercise can ultimately promote – or possibly inhibit – its benefits.
Limited Vocabulary
What if you limited the vocabulary you use to describe exercise? What if the only words you knew were positive and motivating?
Movement is Mind Medicine
Movement=happy. Or at least it should. And why the 150 minutes of exercise a week is a lie told because we can’t handle the truth.
Decide…to Kill Other Choices
Decide – like homicide means to murder – means to kill off other choices. Isn’t it time to decide to be healthy once-and-for-all.
A Meditation on Motivation
The endless source of motivation is…I love playing with the world and my body is my game piece. This is what works for me. A better understanding of motivation makes it easier to get for you.
Immunity to Boredom
A curious mind and staying connected to how fitness helps you enjoy what matters most make it easier to stay engaged in exercise and eradicates boredom.
Social “Closening”
Words are strange things. Consequences are not always bad…they are simply “the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier.” If you consistently exercise and eat healthy, the “consequence” is fitness. Distances are not always large…it is simply “the extent or amount of space between two things.” Distance can be very small or large. “Distance” […]