How to cope/adapt to exercise
In the below article from AZ Daily Star 3/3/25 the pros and cons of weight loss drugs are discussed. After reading these it would seem more prudent to lose weight with monitoring calories in and calories burned using myfitnesspal.com, rather than deal with the side effects and expense of weight loss drugs.
Nutrition like many subjects has varying opinions and styles that can or cannot appeal to an individual. As I mentioned my daughter is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. However, my main interest is in exercise motivation, which is related to having a healthy diet. So, I thought I would include this
Covert Bailey is a retired author, television personality and lecturer on fitness and diet. He wrote the best selling book Fit or Fat. He has a way of simplifying the complicated biochemistry of weight loss and fitness in his fun and motivating video. Take a look.
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One of the best books on weight loss is The 9 Truths about Weight Loss, by Daniel Kirschenbaum, PhD. (2000). Kirschenbaum was director of the eating disorders program at Northwestern U. Medical School, where he was professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. He grew up with a weight problem as a kid and so became
1.Learn to relax with the physical effort. Time, distance, amount of weight and repetitions are important. However, focusing mainly on finishing the exercise makes exercise less than fun. After getting fit many runners learn to monitor their exertion level and consciously relax. In other words, they associate and/or adjust their effort level according to the
https://youtu.be/gUF2ptVA-eE Eric Heiden was a gold medal Olympic speed skater and later became a medical doctor, MD. See you tube video of his skating above. Speed skaters have to be pain merchants, in other words they deal with the pain/discomfort of exercise. So who would be better than Heiden to discuss the adaption of the
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Ideally most workouts could be invigorating and enjoyable, however that will not be the case at least initially. Exercise has many benefits, over the long term you gain strength, lose or gain weight, boost endurance, relieve stress, have fun, etc.. Once the initial break in time is negotiated some exercisers experience joy during the workout.
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Since beginner exercisers or long term athletes may have an overload of negative sensory input, one possible strategy for adapting is dissociation. For instance, Morgan (1978) found dissociative marathon runners performed complex mathematical computations, imaged listening to Beethoven records, and relived entire educational careers. Morgan found others used specific relaxation devices of repeating a mantra
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