Banish Excuses: How To Change Your Attitude Towards Working Out

The Science Behind Changing Your Attitude

Psychologists at the University of Freiburg in Germany did a study that discovered adjusting your perspective on challenging tasks, specifically working out, can make exercising seem a lot easier to do. In this study, seventy-eight adults of different fitness levels rode a stationary bike with different conditions, as researchers wanted to know if the expectations on the difficulty of an activity can affect how strenuous it feels. Each participant wore a compression shirt and was asked how athletic they were before their stationary workout.

The research concluded those who displayed a positive attitude and who thought of themselves as athletic found the workout easier compared to the unathletic and negative participants. Overall, the study's findings concluded there can be a placebo effect when exercising or playing a sport, and what a participant thinks about the activity makes a significant difference. Generally speaking, if you believe in yourself, a product, or that the activity is beneficial, you are more likely to enjoy it, stay motivated, and make fewer excuses to achieve your goal.

Keep reading to learn simple ways that can help you stay motivated and keep excuses at bay, for good!