I Think I Can’t, I Think I Can’t, I Think I Can’t…
September 22nd, 2008
One thing that never changes at The New Me is that new people coming in have very little confidence in their own ability to complete any set task that can be categorised as 'Exercise'. As they complete each day (and achieve little goals along the way) you see the changes in them. It's great when you're running along and they're telling you how they just can't do it, then they realise: They Are!!!
It really is amazing what we can do when we set our mind to it. The human body is a very resilient piece of work and quite often it's the brain that is the weakest link. If we needed to we could walk for weeks on end, if our life depended on it, and we'd do it without a complaint. But give us a choice and all of a sudden it gets too much.
Helping people get through this mind block is the trainer's greatest challenge. Once this is achieved it's pretty much smooth sailing. But you have to want it, and until you do there's nothing anyone can say or do to help.
One guest commented today that one thing The New Me program shows is that when planned properly, obese people can perform what they would usually consider high levels of exercise.
So now it all comes down to: what is your excuse?
Is it time? What is really more important than your health?
Is it money? It doesn't cost anything to exercise!
Or is it your mind?
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