Mind Over Waistline

Think buying new workout equipment will help you finally get fit? It may help, but a study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine notes that it may be your mind that ultimately gets you there. While greater access to treadmills upped participants' odds of exercising by 24 percent, those who believed in their ability to succeed increased their chances by 139 percent! How many diets have you been on that you didn't stick to because you gave in due to an emotional breakdown or laziness - a mental weakness? To bolster confidence, commit to the long term, but set specific, short-term, goals and then recognize when you acheive them. Remind yourself of who you are becoming. Encourage yourself to keep going, to keep building this new you!