Using NLP to Increase Enjoyment of Exercise
Goal achievement visualisation works. I use this on all my martial arts students and you can see a
significant change in motivation. It also works being performed during exercise. You can perform the
celery trick to increase enjoyment during exercise.
When you’re running up that steep hill or lifting that heavy weight, what are you thinking? Probably
some sort of profanity-infused monologue regarding the unpleasantness of the situation. Why? There
is no point.
Enjoy the feeling of the blood coursing through your body! How alive do you feel? Your body is operat-
ing on a large scale, this is the kind of thing that kept billions of your evolutionary ancestors alive! Feel
the rush of blood, the spirited tempo of your heart, and enjoy it! If you make this your focus and act it
out, those endorphins come flooding in.
If you don’t exercise regularly, I highly recommend trying it out. It doesn’t have to be strenuous.
Exercise shouldn’t be too uncomfortable anyway - and I believe you should start as you mean to go
on. If you start too hard, too fast, you can become overwhelmed and lose motivation. Music can help
motivate you while you exercise too. If you are serious about losing weight (or simply improving your
overall health) try some regular exercise for a month and concentrate on the parts you do enjoy. See
how much better you feel!