Yup... you read that right.
The title does sound slightly bonkers.
But, in my experience, it's true.
Here's why.
Most diets and weight loss sites talk about exercise in terms of 'burning calories'.
As in, if you run for 20 minutes you'll 'burn off' the chocolate chip cookie that accompanied your mid-morning cuppa.
Or, say you had a Big Mac for lunch? Well, a three-hour-run will 'cancel out' those calories.
But, by thinking of exercise as 'burning off' or 'cancelling out', you inadvertently reduce exercise to a numbers game.
The problem with thinking of exercise with this numbers mindset is that your workouts will be short-lived.
Very short-lived.
You'll give up.
You'll quit.
Exercising will feel like a torture session where you're 'make up' for the guilty pleasure of having eaten something yum.
And eating will seem like a naughty pleasure where X no. of cookies = Y no. of hours exercising.
Sound like fun, no? Ick.
It's very possible you've been there already. I know I have.
Clearly, exercise is huuuugely beneficial for shifting those extra kilos.
Where most people fail is this: weight loss is their singular reason for exercising. And so they run out of puff.
If you're one of the ones who runs out of puff where exercise is concerned, you need to change the way you view - and supplement your reasons for - exercising.
Here's how.
The real reasons to exercise.
Before I share the real reasons to exercise, here's a helpful aside that'll make a world of difference to how you view it.
Stop calling it exercise.
If you're like most people, exercise has "Eww... I'm all sweaty and puffed," negative associations. That's exactly why the majority of good folk eschew it.
Instead, replace the dreaded E-word with 'moving your body'. Our bodies are absolutely, brilliantly designed to do just that - move.
See, how suddenly it already feels more do-able just by changing what you call it?
Now, back to the real reasons for exercising Moving Your Body:
MYB lowers cortisol levels.
Cortisol is a stress hormone released by your body whenever you feel stressed. When your cortisol levels are elevated, your body tends to lay down fat, especially around your tummy.
MYB is the antidote for lowering your cortisol levels.
MYB increases your sensitivity to insulin. Increasing your insulin sensitivity sounds like it'd be a bad thing but it's not. Here's why.
The more you MYB, the more sensitive your muscles become to insulin, so your pancreas produces less insulin. Since insulin also instructs your body to lay down fat, less of it in your body, the better.
MYB increases feel good hormones.
When you MYB, you release some of the best stress-reducing drugs available - your body's own natural endorphins. The release of these natural opiates positively affects your mood, enhances concentration and enables you to sleep more soundly.
And, finally...
As if these weren't reason enough already... MYB increases your sex drive.
And, certain hormones released during exercise have been shown to slow - and even reverse - the aging process.
Yay!
To conclude.
If you've previously exercised to 'lose weight', stop it. It's doomed to fail. Like all those other times.
Instead, Move Your Body. Because it's terrific for you - and your brilliantly, intricately designed body - on so many other levels.
MYB every day and watch those extra kilos shift.
Love etc, Avril
The title does sound slightly bonkers.
But, in my experience, it's true.
Here's why.
Most diets and weight loss sites talk about exercise in terms of 'burning calories'.
As in, if you run for 20 minutes you'll 'burn off' the chocolate chip cookie that accompanied your mid-morning cuppa.
Or, say you had a Big Mac for lunch? Well, a three-hour-run will 'cancel out' those calories.
But, by thinking of exercise as 'burning off' or 'cancelling out', you inadvertently reduce exercise to a numbers game.
The problem with thinking of exercise with this numbers mindset is that your workouts will be short-lived.
Very short-lived.
You'll give up.
You'll quit.
Exercising will feel like a torture session where you're 'make up' for the guilty pleasure of having eaten something yum.
And eating will seem like a naughty pleasure where X no. of cookies = Y no. of hours exercising.
Sound like fun, no? Ick.
It's very possible you've been there already. I know I have.
Clearly, exercise is huuuugely beneficial for shifting those extra kilos.
Where most people fail is this: weight loss is their singular reason for exercising. And so they run out of puff.
If you're one of the ones who runs out of puff where exercise is concerned, you need to change the way you view - and supplement your reasons for - exercising.
Here's how.
The real reasons to exercise.
Before I share the real reasons to exercise, here's a helpful aside that'll make a world of difference to how you view it.
Stop calling it exercise.
If you're like most people, exercise has "Eww... I'm all sweaty and puffed," negative associations. That's exactly why the majority of good folk eschew it.
Instead, replace the dreaded E-word with 'moving your body'. Our bodies are absolutely, brilliantly designed to do just that - move.
See, how suddenly it already feels more do-able just by changing what you call it?
Now, back to the real reasons for exercising Moving Your Body:
MYB lowers cortisol levels.
Cortisol is a stress hormone released by your body whenever you feel stressed. When your cortisol levels are elevated, your body tends to lay down fat, especially around your tummy.
MYB is the antidote for lowering your cortisol levels.
MYB increases your sensitivity to insulin. Increasing your insulin sensitivity sounds like it'd be a bad thing but it's not. Here's why.
The more you MYB, the more sensitive your muscles become to insulin, so your pancreas produces less insulin. Since insulin also instructs your body to lay down fat, less of it in your body, the better.
MYB increases feel good hormones.
When you MYB, you release some of the best stress-reducing drugs available - your body's own natural endorphins. The release of these natural opiates positively affects your mood, enhances concentration and enables you to sleep more soundly.
And, finally...
As if these weren't reason enough already... MYB increases your sex drive.
And, certain hormones released during exercise have been shown to slow - and even reverse - the aging process.
Yay!
To conclude.
If you've previously exercised to 'lose weight', stop it. It's doomed to fail. Like all those other times.
Instead, Move Your Body. Because it's terrific for you - and your brilliantly, intricately designed body - on so many other levels.
MYB every day and watch those extra kilos shift.
Love etc, Avril
Avril Carpenter helps women ignite their thinner sparkle. An
expert in the psychology of weight loss she helps clients pinpoint
what's going on between their ears that prevents them being their happy
weight.
Clients discover that when their mindset is sorted, the number on the scale takes care of itself. Forever.
If you're ready to lose weight, look absolutely fabulous (daaarling) and ignite your thinner sparkle c'mon over to http://avrilcarpenter.com/
You'll find a bunch of F.R.E.E resources and weekly tips which you can apply immediately to get your thinner sparkle on. Your thinner-sparkly-self will thank you for it.
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Clients discover that when their mindset is sorted, the number on the scale takes care of itself. Forever.
If you're ready to lose weight, look absolutely fabulous (daaarling) and ignite your thinner sparkle c'mon over to http://avrilcarpenter.com/
You'll find a bunch of F.R.E.E resources and weekly tips which you can apply immediately to get your thinner sparkle on. Your thinner-sparkly-self will thank you for it.
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