Negativity & Your Fitness Goals

Total Body Training

We've all been a Negative Nancy or Negative Danny or something like that. Today I'm going to tackle the topic negativity and your fitness goals and how it will impact your fitness goals. These are my observations and experience as a Negative Danny and how I grew past the mindset and focused on my fitness goals. Putting yourself down is not conducive and if you want to improve your life it's up to you! If you're calling yourself names constantly, you can start to identify what you're saying. Being real with yourself is different than calling yourself names. Being real means recognizing that you may need to lose weight, but also realize that you're working on it. Beginners struggle with realizing that they have digressed from their former fitness peak. The comparison trap starts and the false expectations start. I'll watch my clients shake their heads and get frustrated with their lack of ability with being a beginner. There are 2 types of people: one who realizes they need to work on something or the other type that wants to give up immediately. The thought of expecting being great at a new fitness routine has to be let go because you've changed and your body has changed. You will have to embrace the learning curve and remove the false expectation. Try to change your mindset and don't be so hard on yourself. Other's perceptions of us can negatively impact your self talk too. Closest friends and family members may make comments about your new fitness routine and healthy life style, this is a reflection of themselves. You don't need to tell everyone that your in a new fitness program. There are always people who will talk down to you... maybe you can set boundaries with that person and focus on being more positive and look at the bright side. If you focus on your accomplishments and becoming a better version of yourself, you will achieve your goals in a more effective fashion. Having negative people and thoughts in your life will slow you down. Do you think that attitudes are contagious? Do you think that negativity breeds more negativity and impacts your fitness goals? I want to hear your thoughts about negativity and your fitness goals. Yo, I'm not a licensed professional. I'm here talking about real shit, real people, and my life experience. Have a fitness story you want to share? Contact me at: [e-mail] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/totalbodytraining/support