Recently a friend of mine, Dr. Alan B. Densky introduced me to his area of expertise: hypnosis. No, it’ s not the kind of hypnosis you may encounter in a Las Vegas show, but real hypnotherapy that has helped millions of people overcome addictions and other problems . Hypnotherapy is used in all areas of concern; from alleviating stress, quitting to smoke, depression and even weight loss. So can hypnotherapy really help with weight loss? Let’s find out…
Exercise For Weight Loss And Hypnosis Motivation
If you’ve made the decision to take off some weight - congratulations! For most, making a commitment to their own good health is a difficult step. But despite self-motivation, many people realize they don’t know what exercises to incorporate for rapid weight loss.
There are three chief sorts of exercise: aerobic exercise, such as jogging; flexibility exercises, like yoga and other forms of stretching; and strength training, such as weight lifting and resistance exercises.
Aerobic and strength training will help you use the most calories. Because how much weight you lose is dependent on either consuming less calories or burning more, it is best to concentrate on these in the beginning to make sure your self motivation lasts as you lose weight.
Usually, thirty minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week is ideal. Increase the interval and frequency as you improve.
But many people whose self-motivation has encouraged them to begin an exercise for weight loss program ignore the importance of strength training. Aerobic exercise burns more calories at first, but lifting weights increases muscle mass, and muscle burns more calories than fat. A pound of muscle burns 35 calories per day to function at rest; a pound of fat burns only two calories for the same function.
The fitness consensus used to tell us that to “build” muscle, you should do fewer reps (3-5) with heavier weights, and to simply “tone,” higher reps (12-15) with lighter weights was best. But there is no such thing as “toning.” Definition that results from what’s incorrectly called toning happens because you have lost the layer of fat on top of the muscle, making it more visible. The size of the muscle underneath depends on how actively you train.
You must “tear down” the muscle so it can rebuild itself afterward. In fact, you don’t build muscle while lifting weights but you do in the days afterward when it’s “resting.” The general rule for strength training is beginning with three sets of 8-12 reps at a weight that leaves you almost incapable of executing the entire set. Then, rest for 30-60 seconds before beginning your next set.
Don’t be discouraged if you are unable to do all of the reps on every set. In fact, use that to gauge when to add weight. If you are doing each set without any muscle strain, you will want to add weight.
Self-motivation got you to start, but most have trouble sustaining the pace. It helps understanding that the source of our motivations is a belief. Consider it: If you did not believe the gnawing sensation in your stomach meant you were hungry, you would not feel motivated to eat.
Understanding what ideas motivate you is important to losing weight, because when you feel powerfully motivated, you will exercise regularly. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is a form of hypnosis. And there are NLP techniques that can create exercise motivation because, over time, desire to exercise for weight loss alone probably will not be enough to keep you working out. Exercise hypnosis motivation therapy can help.
Your primary task is identifying the most important things in your life. We call these things your highly valued criteria. Highly valued criteria are typically intangibles: money would not be highly valued criteria, but the fun, freedom or security that money can offer would be.
Next, establish what you need to believe to feel highly motivated to exercise. It’s vital to remember that logic has nothing to do with belief. Things do not have to be logical to believe them. You may find you already have a belief that conflicts this new idea. That’s okay.
While understanding what motivates us is valuable, hypnosis exercise motivation therapy can put these ideas to work by ensuring self motivation lasts. Hypnosis for motivation does this by changing the computer codes in your brain, so you believe ideas that motivate you.
Belief systems are based in our unconscious, which is like a computer. Computers don’t have the capacity to reason. The input controls the output. The techniques used in exercise hypnosis motivation therapy can make you believe nearly anything, as long as you are willing to believe.
You begin by creating an image in your mind’s eye that illustrates something you already believe, like, “I love my children.” Then you learn to calibrate the elements or ‘Submodalities’ of that mental belief picture.
Next, you make a mental picture that illustrates your motivational idea. Let’s say your motivational idea is, “If I exercise, then I’ll look great and my marriage will get better.” Then you learn how to modify the Submodalities of this mental image to match with the Submodalities in your calibrated belief picture. Conversely, if a belief is holding you back, the same technique can change that belief to doubt.
Self-hypnosis for motivation that uses NLP can provide you with something of an internal personal motivator. Using an exercise hypnosis motivation program ensures that the zeal you started with persists until reaching your objective, and then helps you maintain that objective.
Alan B. Densky, CH has specialized in all aspects of weight loss through hypnosis, including self motivation for exercise CDs since 1978. Visit his Neuro-VISION self-hypnosis website to benefit from Free hypnosis articles, videos, and newsletters.
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