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Finding Fitness Motivation (And How To Set Your Mind Up For Success)

• A Few Fitness Nerds • Season 1 • Episode 15

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How do you stay motivated when it comes to getting fit, losing weight, and completing goals?

Step one is to recognize some key sources where negative thoughts begin:

  • Social media, family/friends, work, your own inner voice, etc.

Step two is understanding these guiding principles:

  • Fitness motivation is a myth
  • What we fill our minds with shapes how we think of ourselves and are ability to achieve our goals
  • Guard your mind! Create systems and solutions that foster success
  • Screens can be a burden or a blessing, use them wisely

Step three is to create solutions:

  • Get sleep
  • Get a lockbox for your phone
  • Help your friends, and yourself, get out of negative conversations (negative feedback loops)
  • H-anger is a real thing, eat well
  • Screens can be used for good or evil, limit your screen time and be intentional with it when you are on them
  • Focus on being a better YOU, not anyone else
  • Create a routine

Disclaimer: If you’re having consistent negative thoughts and you cannot seem to get a grip on your inner chatter, seek professional guidance. Find a therapist that can help you sort through these thoughts. There’s no shame in that game.

Additional reads/Listens:

  • Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, by Johann Hari, 
  • Rich Roll Podcast: Johann Hari episode
    • https://www.richroll.com/podcast/johann-hari-661/
  • Chatter, by Ethan Kross Ph D.
  • The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey: episode 899
    • https://daveasprey.com/ethan-kross-899/
  • Hidden Brain podcast: Mind Reading 2.0 episodes
    • https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/mind-reading-how-others-see-you/
  • Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • Chasing Excellence, Ben Bergeron
  • Chasing Excellence Podcast
    • https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9jYWkzXzFRMg/episode/M2Q3ODllZDgtZDU4Yi00YjQ2LWJjZTAtYTY3NjRjNTNhZGRi?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjm4aLMsJn2AhXilWoFHePYDPAQieUEegQIAhAa&ep=6
  • Huberman Lab Podcast: Episode 56
    • https://hubermanlab.com/dr-alia-crum-science-of-mindsets-for-health-performance/