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Sport advice for beginners To tackle the inner bastard
Although everyone knows that sport is healthy, there are always excuses that must serve as an excuse for lack of exercise. Actually, it would not be that difficult to motivate yourself. An expert has some tips on how to overcome the so-called "inner bastard".
Overcome the inner bastard
Health experts are always stressing how important sport is for our bodies. For example, regular exercise can help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure or heart attack. Moreover, athletes suffer less often from overweight and obesity, according to statistics. Nevertheless, there are always excuses, why not train more often. One of the frequently used excuses not to have to do sports outdoors soon falls away: spring is about to start, so it is rarely too cold, too dark or too wet. If this argument is not enough, perhaps some tips that an expert has in a message from the dpa news agency can help.
Although sport is healthy, many people find it difficult to get up to regular exercise. An expert has tips on how the inner bastard can be overcome. (Image: oneinchpunch / fotolia.com) Sport should become a habit
The improving weather is not enough for many people to really get up for running, cycling or walking. The graduate and sports psychologist Kareen Klippel from Cologne gives a few motivational tips. Sport should, in her opinion, best become a new habit. However, that takes some time and, above all, overcoming. "Therefore, you should enter fixed dates for the sport in the calendar and comply," said the expert.
Sport with friends or in a group
As the psychologist, who also advises elite athletes, says, you can once again review, feel and document the positive feeling by taking a short video after the sport and recording what worked well, was fun or did well , It is also an advantage to train in company. To make an appointment with friends to sport or join a sports group. Klippel also recommends creating reminders in the dpa message. Whether a new sports bag on the coat rack, a picture on the phone or a saying on the fridge: "You should put in everyday anchor as support that remember the project and also motivate."
Motivation can be learned
Helping can also formulate a motto. For that you should take some time according to Klippel. "A guiding principle should first of all trigger a strong positive feeling, suit you and take into account your needs." It is all the better, the more enigmatic you have the motto in mind. Also, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) had recently given in a press release various advice for improved motivation for a healthy life. Motivation can therefore be learned, whereby at first it is very important to define achievable goals. Smartphone apps can share training achievements with others. That can provide incentive. (Ad)