Mindset is arguably one of the most important factors

Fitness Goals and Visualization

Your mindset is arguably one of the most important factors in your workout routine if you really want to achieve your goals.. Most of us are not looking for a short term health solution: we want lifetime fitness – fitness for life. So it’s important that you really see things that way and start to visualize how that would look to you.

Have you ever stood in front of the mirror and looked at your self but not been happy with what you saw in the reflection? I think that all of us have done this at one time or another. The sad thing is that unless we change the way that we see ourselves, we’re never going to change! Thoughts and visualizing are very powerful in helping you to achieve your goals! Have you ever noticed that the person that thinks the most about being sick is always sick? That the people that talk the most about aches and pains always seem to have aches and pains? Or that the person that talks the most about being ugly seems to be that way because they see themselves that way! So, if you really want to see a change in the way you look you have to start to change the way you see yourself! Its time to visualize what you want to be - not what you are!
I heard a statement the other day that really rang true with this concept.

The idea is that if you look at yourself and judge yourself the way you are today you’re really just looking at what you ‘were’, and so you’ll always be stuck there. What you are today is a culmination of the past! So if you want to change your future, stop looking at the past (or in other words where you are today). Instead, start to visualize what you want to be and you’ll actually start to become that.
So next time you stand in front of the mirror take a good look at yourself. Then close your eyes and get a picture in your mind of what you want to look like. Do this on a daily basis and really feel and picture what you want to look like. Don’t make it just a mundane routine, really get into it. This will help you to stay motivated and also help you to accomplish your goals even faster because you’re involving your mind in changing your body. There is a really correlation between the mind and body. If you really want to achieve lifetime fitness you have to start including your whole body in the process.

About the Author:Dan Patterson is an editor of BodyFitnessInfo.com, a site full of information to help you achieve lifetime fitness.

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