How to Motivate Yourself to Be Fit

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For those who've never seen a photo of me now me now is jacked me now is in just insanely good shape so I'm wondering like what drives you to be so fit. Well for one I try not to even think about these things I think it's it's not productive to make the decision every day. If you don't feel like going to the gym take your pre-workout like a Red Bull or a coffee and if after an hour you still don'tfeel like you you want to train okay feel free to skip it but most of the time you'll sense that if you take some Red Bull you watch a series something you like.

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What is willpower, really? What are the differences among willpower, self-control, self-discipline, and other related concepts? What are the best ways to become more self-disciplined? What are the differences between enthusiasm and motivation? What are the most effective motivators? What are fixed, performance, and growth mindsets? It's possible to work too hard and thus degrade our productivity; but is it possible to be too productive? What does it really mean to "work"? Why are there so many competing kinds of diet advice? What are the best ways of dealing with cravings? Are there physical, non-psychological correlates for cravings? What are some of the most common or worst mistakes people make with diet and exercise?

Menno Henselmans is a former business consultant turned international public speaker, scientific researcher, and educator. His works have been published in over a dozen languages, and his website was ranked the #1 fitness website by The Huffington Post. He recently published the bestselling book The Science of Self-control: 53 tips to stick to your diet, be more productive and excel in life.

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