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Think fun when exercising and you’ll eat less later

July 12, 2014 By Philip 2 Comments

For me, Saturdays are my “fun” work out day, where I go to the gym and just do different exercises that I might not do during the week.  Usually it is something that involves plyometrics, body weight, or functional movement – things like Box Jumps, Kettle Bell Swings, Jacob’s Ladder, and TRX.  Now this might not sound like fun to most people, but I look at as a way to try different moves and challenge myself.  Usually, I end up doing stuff like this:

I thought about this because of this study that shows by thinking of exercise as fun, you will end up eating less. It seems that if we think of it as a “workout” we feel like we can get away with rewarding ourselves by over eating or eating junk. If you think of it as a fun activity, you’ll be less inclined to over eat.

This weekend, try to do something you consider fun for your exercise. Shoot hoops, talk a scenic walk, go for a hike – just do something that gets you moving for 30 minutes. You’ll enjoy yourself, get in a sneaky workout, and be less inclined to overeat all at once.

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: Nutrition, Rest Day, Training

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  1. Sharee says

    July 13, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    Thanks for the tip I will try this

    Reply

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    July 16, 2014 at 7:29 am

    […] chain, and it is a good exercise for Tabata Intervals.  Personally, I use this exercise on my Saturday fun day.  I like it because it is great for working the hip flexors and providing explosion to running and […]

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