Exercise and Sports Performance
We all know that we should take regular exercise. The level of activity ranges enormously from person to person. For some their only exercise is a short drag from the sofa to the fridge and back. Others are almost fanatical in their pursuit of fitness. Most of us are somewhere inbetween of course.
Many of us have a life style that is simply too sedentary. We work at desks, drive from a to b and then sit around at home, catching up with emails or watching TV. But in his book I Can Make You Thin
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Paul McKenna also points out that a couple of thousand extra steps a day will, over time, make a considerable difference. How hard is that? Maybe 20 minutes round the block? And if you work in a tall building, take the stairs instead of the lift. If you’re on the 10th floor build it up by a couple of flights each week. You really will feel the difference. And strangely, motivating yourself to exercise seems to improve your motivation in other areas of your life.
Lack of time?
Many people cite lack of time as the main reason for not taking exercise. Is it really lack of time, or could it be lack of motivation? If we used time as a reason not to eat we would soon notice that we weren't feeling too great! Avoiding exercise is bad for the health, it's just that we aren't so aware of it because the deterioration is very gradual.
And that small amount of time taken for a quick walk will not only help your long term health, but will also give you time out for yourself, reduce stress and leave you energised and better able to cope with life's many demands.
Benefits of Exercise
There are numerous reasons to take exercise:
- It gives you increased energy and stamina
- It helps reduce stress and symptoms of depression
- It helps reduce the risk of heart problems
- It improves mental focus
- It helps confidence and self esteem
- It enhances sleep
- It aids digestion
- It assists weight loss
- It can help reverse the ageing process
Because exercise can be so beneficial for many of the problems that we treat, we are very willing to help you focus on the exercise that is best for you, and that you can enjoy, helping you with motivation to get started and to continue improving your general wellbeing.
Improve your Sports Performance
For those who take their exercise seriously and want to improve performance there are a number of hypnotic techniques that can help. Many athletes use hypnosis and hypnotherapy to prepare for a big event and to enhance their efforts. This has the attraction of being entirely safe, non-invasive and legal!
Interestingly research shows that just visualizing an event in a focused way causes the same muscles to fire in the same sequence as if they were doing the event for real. Doing such work in hypnosis can help to improve performance in golf, gymnastics and many other sports.
Thought Field Therapy and Hypnotherapy will help you rid yourself of any limiting beliefs you may have about your ability to perform at your highest level and they will help you say goodbye to any negative effects of previous shortcomings or failures. Using these techniques will allow you to overcome any performance nerves, enhance motivation and become the very best sportsman you can be.
...and One final note
If you are exercising more, don't forget to increase your water intake. Not all water is equal! Read more on our water page .
