Positive thinking and daily practice can help you achieve better performance and don´t lose focus.
Starting the practice of a physical exercise is relatively easy for some, the challenge is to maintain frequency and discipline. Experts say this is very common, and when it does, the key is accessing the reserve of mental strength. And how to do that? There are some tricks that help improve one’s own inner psychology in pursuit of greater discipline.
1. Connect to your goal
We are much more willing to tolerate discomfort when we know that this is linked to a meaningful purpose or a long-term goal. One of the tricks is to remember your goal and how much it is meaningful to you. This can be done during warm-up or even before leaving home. Doing this as you move forward prepares the ground to face what is to come. According to the expert, with a strong reason, you will have more chances to have mental stamina to endure.
2. Find a way, not an excuse
We can be really good at talking about the next hardest efforts before we even reach them. Be aware of the messages in your mind and realize that you can change your thoughts. When you begin to feel discomfort, give life to positive statements of “I am,” “I am willing to continue,” “I am capable of that effort,” “I am optimistic that it will help me achieve my goals.”
If these statements do not work, try a variation, referring to yourself in the second person, as if you were a coach coaching the training: “you will end,” “you are almost there,” or “do not give up now.”
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3. Purposefully train in unpleasant conditions
Try to train at a time of day when you are not accustomed to toggle your usual schedule and get you out of the comfort zone.
If you usually train at the end of the day, try waking up early and going to sleep, too. Use the same logic to do the opposite: If you train early, opt to work out a few days after work, preferably when you are more tired.
Taking advantage of those times when you do not feel so refreshed will train your mind and body for uncomfortable situations and this helps to enhance disposition and optimism.
4. Practice daily
These tricks that challenge us can be applied at other times and activities of the day. In the shower, for example, change the shower head to cold water and experience the sensation even on cold days. Tolerating an uncomfortable moment each day allows you to learn the connection between an unpleasant physical experience and the games your mind practices to try to escape from that situation. Thoughts will begin to seek a place of refuge the moment your body crosses the threshold in an area of discomfort; it is here that the task of developing mental resistance begins.
