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How to cut through the mental blocks to exercise

How to cut through the mental blocks to exercise

Reframe the reasons you aren’t exercising as genuine obstacles and devise a plan to overcome them.

Danielle Friedman

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We’ve all been there. You set a goal to exercise regularly, but when the moment comes to get moving, your mind unleashes a torrent of excuses: I’m tired. It’s hot or cold outside. I don’t want to spend money on a class.

These mental blocks may explain why it’s so hard to keep a New Year’s resolution for longer than four months. So, how do you cut through them?

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