Hypnosis Motivation For Weight Loss And Exercise

If you have made the difficult decision to lose weight - congratulations! For many people, making a pledge to their own fitness is the most difficult aspect. But despite self-motivation, many people find they don't know what exercises to use for rapid weight loss.

There are three key types of exercise: aerobic exercise, such as biking or running; flexibility exercises, such as yoga and other forms of stretching; and strength training, including bodybuilding.

Aerobic and strength training will help you work off the most calories. Since losing weight depends on either consuming less calories or burning more, it is best to focus on these at the outset to guarantee your self motivation continues as you lose body weight.

Usually, 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week is ideal. Increase the interval and frequency as you progress.

But many people whose self-motivation has urged them to begin an exercise for weight loss program ignore the importance of strength training. Aerobic exercise burns more calories in the beginning, but weight lifting increases muscle mass, and muscle burns more calories than fat. A pound of muscle requires 35 calories a day to function at rest; a pound of fat requires just two calories for the same function.

The fitness consensus used to tell us that to "build" muscle, you should perform fewer reps (3-5) at higher weights, and to simply "tone," higher reps (12-15) at lower weights was the best way. But there's no such thing as "toning." Definition that comes with what's wrongly called toning occurs because you have lost the layer of fat covering muscle, making it more visible. The size of the muscle underneath depends on how actively you train.

You must "tear down" the muscle so it can rebuild itself afterward. In fact, you don't create muscle while working out but you do in the days afterward when it is "resting." The broad guideline for strength training is beginning with three sets of 8-12 reps at a weight that leaves you nearly incapable of completing the entire set. Then, rest for 30-60 seconds before starting your next set.

Do not be discouraged if you're unable to complete all of the reps on every set. In fact, use that to gauge when to add weight. If you're finishing each set without any muscle strain, you will want to add weight.

Self-motivation got you to start, but many people have problems sustaining the pace. It helps to know that the source of our motivations is a belief. Think about it: If you did not believe the gnawing sensation in your stomach meant you were hungry, you wouldn't feel motivated to eat.

Figuring out what ideas motivate you is necessary to losing weight, because when you feel powerfully motivated, you will exercise without fail. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is a form of self hypnosis. And there are NLP techniques that can trigger exercise motivation because, over time, desire to exercise for weight loss alone probably will not be enough to keep you working out. Exercise hypnosis motivation therapy can help.

Your primary task is naming the most important things in your life. We call these things your highly valued criteria. Highly valued criteria are typically intangibles: money wouldn't be highly valued criteria, but the freedom, fun, or security that money can bring would be.

Next, establish what you need to believe to feel motivated to exercise. It is vital to bear in mind that logic has nothing to do with belief. Things do not have to be logical to believe them. You may realize you already have a belief that goes against this new idea. That’s okay.

While understanding what motivates us is important, hypnosis for exercise motivation can put these ideas to work by ensuring self motivation lasts. Hypnosis for motivation does this by modifying the computer codes in your brain, so you accept ideas that motivate you.

Belief systems are based in our unconscious, which is like a computer. Computers don't have any facility to reason. The input controls the output. The techniques used in exercise hypnosis motivation therapy can make you believe nearly anything, as long as you're willing to believe.

You begin by creating a picture in your mind that illustrates something you already believe, such as, "I love my children." Then you learn to calibrate the elements or 'Submodalities' of that mental belief picture.

Next, you make a mental movie that illustrates your motivational idea. Let's say your motivational idea is, "If I exercise, then I will look great and my marriage will get better." Then you learn how to alter the Submodalities of this mental image to match with the Submodalities in your calibrated belief picture. Conversely, if a belief is holding you back, the same technique can change that belief to doubt.

Self-hypnosis for motivation that incorporates NLP can give you something of an internal personal trainer. Using an exercise hypnosis motivation program ensures that the zeal you started with lasts until reaching your objective, and then helps you maintain that objective.

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Alan B. Densky, CH has specialized in all aspects of self hypnosis weight loss, including self motivation for exercise CDs since 1978. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnosis website to enjoy Free hypnosis newsletters, articles, and videos.

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