A famous study in Japan showed something amazing about what we expect, rather than what’s the reality.
The test was a piece of poison ivy was rubbed on the arm of the volunteers with blindfolds on. The other arm was rubbed by a harmless plant. The trick was the arm they thought poison ivy was rubbing was in fact that harmless plant, and vice-versa.
The results were staggering. 80% of the test group who thought they were being stroked by poison ivy (when it was the harmless plant) came out in redness, boils and other unpleasantness.
The ones who were REALLY having the poison ivy on their arm mostly suffered no side effects, only 20% did!
This is remarkable but shows what we “expect” can be different to what the reality should be.
With your programme, if you expect not to enjoy exercise, it’s going to be tougher to get through it. If you expect healthy food to be “boring” no matter what, then you are not likely to make much of an effort to experiment with recipes and new ideas.
If you expect not to be able to make time for your exercise sessions, then you won’t full stop! You will never make space in your diary, and you will use that old chestnut “i haven’t got time” despite us all having 168 hours per week.
If you have had previous negative exercise experiences, then you are not likely to be very open to new and more science based training.
Start EXPECTING BETTER things in your life, start right now and expect more every day, your mind will get used to it, and you will move towards good things in your life and develop a new higher level of achievement.
If you expect to exercise almost every day, such as scheduling a walk first thing tomorrow morning, and every saturday morning without fail, then better things happen and you clear your mind early in the day.
Expect to shop better in your daily/weekly shop, only put things in your basket that will benefit your body.
Make your diary include 3 sessions at the gym every week, no matter what, expect to be active more regularly and expect to perform well each time.
If you expect better, then you will achieve better without even thinking about it too much.
