Practicing ‘mind-muscle connection’ during your workout can make your movement session more effective without using equipment. To sum it up: If you think about and focus on a muscle while you're training it... You're much more likely to recruit that muscle and make it grow. Here are some strategies to help improve your mind-muscle connection:… Continue reading How can I make my workouts more effective without using equipment?
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Need an easy trick to break a bad habit?
Beat your future self. You know yourself better than anyone. If you know that you would easily smash a bag of chips... How can you prevent your future self from buying said chips? Don’t go in the isle. Have 3 back up snacks that satisfy the same craving. Immediately change the conversation in your head.… Continue reading Need an easy trick to break a bad habit?
What is a basic plan for intermittent fasting?
Intermittent fasting is an effective way to achieve your fitness goals while improving your overall health. The 16/8 Method The most popular form of intermittent fasting is known as the 16/8 method and is basic enough for anyone to try and succeed at! Here is the 16/8 method: Establish an 8 hour window in your… Continue reading What is a basic plan for intermittent fasting?
How to use motivators to your advantage…
A motivator is defined as something that provides a reason or stimulus to do something. There are two types of motivators: pull motivators and push motivators. Pull motivators: something you want to work toward (this is your goal: what you want). Think of these motivators pulling you toward a specific goal. Push motivators: something you… Continue reading How to use motivators to your advantage…
Daily Routines
From the moment you wake up until the moment you go to sleep, you are in a routine. Morning, afternoon, evening... We go about our time doing certain things a certain way, not always realizing the long term effect those choices may have. These routines are habits built from our choices. A routine could be… Continue reading Daily Routines
Thinking Time Daily
I love writing out my thoughts- it’s therapeutic and makes the chaos in my head much more simpler. Keeping a journal never resonated with me until I shifted my vocabulary and started referring to this clearing of the mind as "thinking time". My thinking time is super relaxing and is an intentional session when I… Continue reading Thinking Time Daily
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