Do your workouts feel like too much work? Exercise doesn't have to be hard. In this Health Smarts video, fitness expert Mike Clark, DPT, shares 3 simple steps to make every workout easier and more effective.
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Hi, Dr. Clark here with some simple tricks to make your workouts feel easy. Give yourself a mental pep talk, if you imagine yourself sailing through a workout, it can make the exercise feel easier. Try these three simple steps. First, picture it, before your workout or during your warm-up, close your eyes and visualise yourself doing the routine with this.
Take a few deep breaths and imagine the air filling your lungs. Picture the oxygen going to every muscle of your body, and giving you the energy for the workout ahead. Next, feel it, think about how it feels to hold your spine straight and your head high, imagine it feeling effortless, then picture your workout environment and you moving through it powerfully, effortlessly, and confidently.
Finally, integrate it. Take all these images, feelings, and thoughts with you as you start the workout. See what a difference it makes. For more ways to make your workouts easier and more effective, watch all our smart tips, right here.
Mike Clark, DPT is CEO of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He is a noted lecturer, author and is entering his 11th season as physical therapist for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.
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