It's all in your mind
A new study shows that people benefit more from exercise when they believe it will have a positive effect.
Everyone knows exercise is supposed to be good for your health, but is the belief that exercise will have a positive effect more important for our well-being than the exercise itself? The psychologist Hendrik Mothes from the University of Freiburg’s Department of Sport Science and his team have conducted a study demonstrating that test subjects derive more psychological as well as neurophysiological benefits from exercise if they already have positive mindsets about sports. Moreover, the team provided evidence that test subjects can be positively or negatively influenced in this regard before engaging in the exercise. The study was published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Source & further reading:
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=166975&CultureCode=en
Paper:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10865-016-9781-3
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if the task has a purpose, the task is that much easier! :)
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ReplyDeleteI think there can be a difficulty can come from a lack of motivation, especially if regular exercise was never a big thing when young. Some like gyms or running, but other people want a purpose other than simply keeping fit. Sports can help, if you have someone to play with in the first place. Badminton or tennis is hard on your own...
ReplyDeleteIf I believe really hard will I even have to exercise? Hmmm?
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ReplyDeleteThere is a study that says you get more out of your workouts if you have competition. http://sciencebulletin.org/archives/7152.html
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