New! Mental Health Focus: Guided Visualization for Exercise
Each week of the FB Momentum program has a different mental health focus! The focus for Week #3 is: Visualization
Hello everyone! For this week's mental health focus, we are going to engage in guided visualization for exercise. I promise this is related, so hang in there with me. There is some research about little kids and their views about who/what they can be when they grow up, this is their "possible self". For kids who see themselves represented in a variety of ways within media, leadership positions, and more, they have more "possible selves" and imagine themselves as potentially being like those movie stars or leaders. This actually makes them more likely to grow up to be in those positions. The same thing can happen with exercise; if you visualize yourself doing things that are challenging, you are more likely to actually do them. This works both in the immediate for a given workout (maybe you'll lift a little heavier or push a little more in that workout) or for longer-term goals (maybe you'll run that race). So, give this visualization a try to imagine yourself and your energy within the workout you're about to do. Revisit this one over and over and hopefully you'll become the best "possible self" you can be.
New! Mental Health Focus: Guided Visualization for Exercise
Each week of the FB Momentum program has a different mental health focus! The focus for Week #3 is: Visualization
Hello everyone! For this week's mental health focus, we are going to engage in guided visualization for exercise. I promise this is related, so hang in there with me. There is some research about little kids and their views about who/what they can be when they grow up, this is their "possible self". For kids who see themselves represented in a variety of ways within media, leadership positions, and more, they have more "possible selves" and imagine themselves as potentially being like those movie stars or leaders. This actually makes them more likely to grow up to be in those positions. The same thing can happen with exercise; if you visualize yourself doing things that are challenging, you are more likely to actually do them. This works both in the immediate for a given workout (maybe you'll lift a little heavier or push a little more in that workout) or for longer-term goals (maybe you'll run that race). So, give this visualization a try to imagine yourself and your energy within the workout you're about to do. Revisit this one over and over and hopefully you'll become the best "possible self" you can be.