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Great to hear the kind of progress you are making. Keep it up!. One thing I have found to be successful for exercising(weight training, running, swimming) is ta
by itissid 2y ago
Great to hear the kind of progress you are making. Keep it up!. One thing I have found to be successful for exercising(weight training, running, swimming) is taking a mindful and inquisitive approach to it. It goes like this:
- Be mindful of when your mind wanders from paying attention to Form(Posture/Gait/Technique), Breath and Pace. When it wanders, bring it back to focus on these aspects.
- Try observing when the first feeling and proceeding thought enters your mind and try separating the feeling like tiredness, anxiousness, overwhelmed from the distracting thoughts you have due to it(e.g. "I wanna quit", or "I can't do this"). But stay with the feeling and this thought. Just observe it and bring back your attention to the aforementioned things: your Form, Breath and Pace. Over time the though and feeling dissipate and you come to be at ease with the process.
Over time, this has helped my motivation because often I was fighting my thoughts(which in the long run is like stuffing mail in a full post box) and not paying attention to the actual exercise.