Friday, May 25, 2007

Make it easy

I've had several clients whom have had difficulties with certain exercises. It varies from person to person.

One little trick I've learned during my own training, and with my clients, is to "just make it easy." It sounds too simple, but you would be surprised how much this works.

If you are having trouble performing a specific exercise try this: quite your mind and block out all other thoughts. Visualize yourself performing the exercise in perfect form, as you would want to in a perfect world. Breathe deep into the image and see it, feel it. Then tell yourself to make it easy. Your intent is to make it easy. Then without any more thinking or pausing just go for it.

I've used this technique to teach myself to do exercises that 10 years ago I would have thought to be impossible. It really helps with coordination. I've had several clients tell me they "were just not coordinated." Oh really? Then how do you walk? Don't all the kinesiology experts say that walking is a series of controlled falls? Walking is something that actually seems like it should be impossible. Just like a bumblebee flying. But it happens.

You can be coordinated. You can perform physical feats that will leave your friends gasping in awe.

All you have to do is give it time and practice and, most importantly, make it easy.

See you on Tuesday. I'm taking Memorial day off. Have a great holiday weekend with lots of exercise.

Train smart,

RL

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