Jim:    What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to exercising?

Shawn:    I think the biggest mistake people make in their fitness conditioning and certainly strength training is that they check their mind at the door. They put their work clothes in the locker. They leave their brain there and their mind. They walk into the gym and they go through motions. Going through the motions because it’s an obligatory . . . I’m obligated. I’m supposed to work out. But they don’t vest themselves; integrate themselves and become fully present to it.

When you are there; when your mind is driving your muscles; not coming along like a dog on a leash; you have a more effective workout. Your results are better.

Jim:    That’s a big difference. I can relate to that because I lot of the changes I made in my body happened through yoga and it happened naturally. It was the first time I’d ever learned to exercise that way, I’d never learned how to go inside and begin to really connect with my body until I began doing yoga and martial arts. I’d never heard of that.

So what I like about what you’re doing I think is so valuable for everyone listening here is to begin thinking about working out and exercising in a whole new way.

Shawn:    I’m going to ask you; you did those things because they were good for you, but did you also enjoy them?

Jim:    I’ll tell you what; well martial arts was good for a little while and then I hit a point where I was “What am I doing this for?” So that kind of fell away. Yoga was something . . . because I wanted to change my body and I started going to the gym. I’d go to the gym and go to the gym and it just wasn’t right for me partly because I was doing it wrong at the time and I didn’t realize it. Like you were saying, it was like I was checking my mind at the door and just going through the movements.
I wasn’t getting the results that I wanted and just like you said, as I moved into yoga, all of a sudden that was the first time I’d ever really done exercising that I enjoyed. I literally got addicted to it. It had nothing to do with willpower, I had to do it.

Shawn:    You’re talking mastery right there Jim. I love that conversation. You talked a little about the motivation, but that’s it. You are identifying the actual steps to mastery which is moving from “I have to do this thing” into something I enjoy doing and into where it’s a part of my life.

I understand that people can only willpower themselves for so long. If it’s not something you enjoy; if it doesn’t add time, energy and vitality to your life; if it’s not an asset and it’s just something I’m doing because I need to like balancing my checkbook, it will fall away or you’ll wait for your doctor to force you to.

I want to point out that your discussion about the yoga led right into what I wanted to point at which is that the whole aspect of “I enjoy it” . . . we enjoy anything that we are very present to.

Jim:    That’s great and again sometimes people just say “Okay, this is what I’m going to do” where they’d almost be better off if they took a step back and said “What’s a plan that I could do forever as opposed to the plan to get the instant results in a month that’s not sustainable?” It’s a whole different approach to it.

Shawn:    Creating a reason and it’s that “What am I moving towards and what am I becoming.” When you talk about motivation, I say fitness is something you do. Strength is a way of being. When you become . . . when you stop doing fitness and start being fit; start being strong; that is your life and no longer something you just go through the motions on.

Weight training is consist of doing weight lifting exercises, and any high intensity exercises are sure to help increase your body’s muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the stronger your body will be, and the easier it’ll be to work out without getting tired. You’ll also have the confidence to get the required support from your body whenever you need it!

The more muscle you have, the more weight you can lose, because muscle, as a rule will increase a body’s metabolic rate, thereby forcing it to burn more fat than it would otherwise. Aerobic exercise alone won’t give you this benefit.

Weight training exercises can also actually save you from osteoporosis by strengthening your bones! For optimal results, you should combine cardio exercises with weight lifting workouts. You will soon find out that you are feeling better!

If you haven’t started doing weight training workouts, it is easy to begin. You can join your local gym and just start doing it! Don’t worry about whether you would be able to carry it out all yourself, because you don’t have to! Most popular gyms will assign you a personal trainer who will look to it that you are able to use the exercises equipments properly without hurting yourself.

You can also begin at home with body weight exercises and a few dumbbell weights. Remember that when you’re beginning the most important thing is to get a habit formed. So, take it easy initially, and focus on keeping the exercises comfortable.

There are several ways to lose weight, but the weight lifting exercises are by far the best and fastest ways to achieve the desired results, not only for women but for anyone else!

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