ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN “You can do anything if you put your mind to it. It’s mind over matter,” explained Angela Amedio, a spinning master and instructor at Saratoga Cycling Studio. She recommends using a variety of exercises to achieve the best results.
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“The human body has this fun thing that as soon as you do something, it gets used to it,” she said. This is called the “training effect” and getting past it requires changing up your routine. By creating small achievable goals, like beginning to add in a series of high-intensity exercises that last less than a minute each, can give the brain a chance to enjoy instant gratification, which is fun.
“If it’s fun, you’re going to do it,”
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EXERCISE AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST THE MUSCLES THAT WE CAN SEE GETTING TONED WHEN WE LOOK IN THE MIRROR. It also affects blood flow and circulation within the body and just makes you feel good. Adding more cardiovascular exercise into your routine however, has a lot more to do with what’s going on in your mind than you might ever imagine.
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