Creating Exercise Motivation Through Hypnotherapy

By: Alan B. Densky
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[ Posted On: 2007-12-05 ]

Formulating an exercise routine to help remain in shape and thin is critical for most people. It may surprise you to know that research studies usually show that only two basic types of exercise are efficient -- which means that you can't just select any type of exercise to lose the pounds.

Since so many people have trouble with the motivation to exercise, choosing the most efficient types of exercise is critical, since the less time it takes you to exercise - and the less time you waste on inefficient exercise - the more likely it is that you will continue to exercise and therefore achieve your personal weight and strength target.

Our initial type of exercise which has been regularly proven to aid people to lose the pounds and get healthful is progressive resistance. In brief, progressive resistance is a particular type of strength training. How it works is that it is slowly increasing the pounds lifted, the number of sets, and number of repetitions performed. The result is that your muscles cannot be put under strain or subjected to damage - instead, they undergo slow and steady strengthening without any setbacks or interruptions.

The second type of exercise that is thoroughly studied is cardiovascular training. Cardiovascular training is any type of exercise that results in the heart beating at 60 - 85 percent of its maximum. Some kinds of cardiovascular training might involve jogging, jump rope, aerobic exercise, or running on a treadmill, as well as others, but the choice is up to you.

Even though progressive resistance and cardiovascular training alone have been found to be very efficient kinds of exercise, scientists now know that combining them is the best bet for being successful. If you combine both progressive resistance and cardiovascular training, you will strengthen muscles and build whole-body endurance. According to a recent scientific study, exercisers who used both cardiovascular and progressive resistance during a two month time period lost 45 percent more pounds than those doing cardio or progressive resistance alone.

Just as critical as the type of exercise you decide on is, the way in which you exercise is also important. It likely will come as no surprise that consistency is the name of the game. Exercising inconsistently may put strain on your muscles and will likely not help you to build strength and endurance. In addition, it is unlikely to improve your overall health. According to most experts, the ideal plan is to exercise for 40 minutes to an hour 3 - 5 times per week.

It is unfortunate that for a significant percentage of the American population, getting enough exercise is not as simple as dropping in at the health club three to five times each week or being attentive to what scientists say. For this group of people, the motivation to exercise is the main issue - this group of people simply doesn't have the drive to go to the gym. It is a sad fact that they might resist any and all exercise, to the point of severe anxiety.

Nobody knows what percent of the population suffers from problems with the motivation to exercise, but experts say that about 20 to 40 percent of people say that they "hate" or "dread" exercise. An even larger group of people might have more mild problems with exercise motivation, feeling that although it is relatively easy to commit themselves to an exercise plan for a week or two, motivation eventually degrades, which leaves them back where they were initially - physically out of shape and heavy.

If you happen to be the kind of person who struggles to deal with the motivation to exercise, you will be glad to know that there are some simple ways to overcome the struggle. According to a recent research study, volunteers who desired to start an exercise program were provided with a brief educational program that aided them to choose the right types of exercise, were provided with a motivational therapist, and received a brief series of sessions with a hypnotist. After six months, they were re-examined. It turns out that over 85 percent of the volunteers had stuck to an exercise program throughout the entire six months. Better yet, they generally lost an average of 15 more pounds than the control group.

If you are interested in this study, it may be a good idea to investigate the possibility of finding a motivational therapist, habit control therapist, or counselor who focuses on hypnotherapy. These therapists are specially trained in assisting people to overcome anxieties, increase the motivation to exercise, and reinforce the development of good habits. One more possibility for creating the motivation to exercise is something called self-hypnosis - which is a simple and inexpensive practice that often helps individuals take control of their own inborn powers of motivation.

Hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis are risk-free methods to increase motivation that are proven to provide success in the case of exercise motivation. Hypnotherapy functions by the use of hypnotic relaxation to elicit the powers of the unconscious mind to influence behavior modification and the formation of habits. Hypnosis therapy is a good choice for people who are exercise adverse due to the fact that it is able to help the development of the drive to get healthful and lose the weight easily and effectively.

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About The Author: Alan B. Densky, CH specializes in all forms of weight loss hypnosis, including hypnosis motivation CDs since 1978. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnotherapy website to have the benefit of Free hypnosis articles, videos, and newsletters.

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