![]() ![]() To be effective, you need to explore why this goal means so much to you, Cauthen says. It’s not just about setting a fitness goal. Consider this your wellness crib sheet for 2022. So we tapped a few sports psychologists to help you do just that, as well as discuss why more movement- and health-based goals could be the real key to your New Year success. This idea of focusing on fitness is what will actually lead to a longer and better quality of life, and it’s also why you must be more intentional with the goals you set. You want to get out of bed in the morning looking forward to the day.” You want to stand firm, strong, and balanced on your own two feet. “You want to feel some muscle tone when you are in the shower. Plus, when folks say they want to lose weight, what they really mean is “you want to feel fit and healthy,” Daniel Fulham O’Neill, MD, EdD, a sports psychologist, orthopaedic surgeon and author of Survival of the Fit: How Physical Education Ensures Academic Achievement and a Healthy Life explains to Runner’s World. However, when weight is gained, we can have a decrease in mood, lower confidence, self-critical comments and an increase in depressive symptoms.” “We are rewarded with the weight loss and gain improvement in our self-esteem confidence increases as well as other physiological responses. “It’s a cycle of highs and lows emotionally,” says Hillary Cauthen, PsyD, CMPC, co-owner of Texas Optimal Performance & Psychological Services, LLC in Austin, Texas and an executive board member for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. This alone can take a toll on our mental well-being. Focus on Fitness Gains Over Weight Loss for Health. ![]()
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