Mental Walls – Lauren Castalano
The concept of mental override is pretty simple, it’s like shifting into manual gear and engaging controls when the autopilot is inefficient. We aren’t human Tesla’s autonomously shifting through life. We have to remember how to take ownership of ourselves and keep that mind and body on the right path!
Overriding the protests of the mind is an incredibly powerful tool that you can have. It provides confidence that YOU are in charge of your mind, and your mind is in charge of your physical body.
– Want to start eating cleaner?
Mental override
– Want to achieve a fitness goal?
Mental override
– Want to break bad habits and prevent disease?
Mental override!
Mental override is a tool at your disposal. Its so simple it only has 3 rules:
Deny yourself from giving up.
Get at it. No excuses.
Practice persistence and patience daily.
Be spontaneous, be creative, go out and have fun, and let things happen naturally
Rule 1
To be a champion of your body you must demand results and deny yourself from any other option.
Building a house requires tools. So does overriding mental walls. Open your toolbox and begin adding rituals that support your goals. These rituals could be as simple as logging your meals or as challenging as getting 30 minutes of exercise each day. Whatever the ritual is, stick to it. Deny yourself any other option.
Rule 2
Get at it. No excuses. Health is not a commodity which can be purchased with money. It is an asset to be gained by sheer hard work.
Similar to an unbaked clay pot that dissolves in water the body soon deteriorates. Drop the excuses and get at it by baking your mind and body hard in the fire of discipline to strengthen and purify it.
Rule 3
Remember Rome was not built in a day. Similar enough, to override the mental wall preventing you from healthier habits it takes daily practice of persistence and patience. Yes, at times you may feel tempted to skip a workout or choose that less nutritious meal, but don’t succumb to this momentary weakness of indecision. Decide to remain true to yourself. Practice your habits daily with determination that you will permit nothing else to sway you.
While mental walls may temporarily block our path to a healthy body, it is through persistence and patience that we can override them. Be tenacious and practice these three rules daily. By doing so you will eradicate any mental wall in your path and achieve the self confidence to accomplish the healthy mind and body you so desire.
Extraneous thoughts can form a mental wall between you and your health goals. When these negative thoughts creep into your mind and tell you ‘YOU CAN’T’ it’s time to do some mental overriding. It’s time to get over that damn wall.
About Live Long & talk
If you are tired of the one size fits all exercise and diet plans for your good health you should be. What works for others may not necessarily work for you. Each one of us is genetically different from the inside out.
It’s time to step out of the line and be an individual again. It’s time for answers and more so it’s time for goals to be met.
Lauren is a Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist with a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science and currently teaches Athletic Conditioning at Equinox in Miami, Florida.
Lauren currently teaches Athletic Conditioning, Pilates Mat, and Precision Running at Equinox in Miami, Florida.
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