Space Out When You Work Out

Which activities count as mind/body training? Yoga and t'ai chi immediately come to mind. Some would submit that almost any activity could be a mind/body training, depending on how it's approached. A few years ago, my coach and I co-wrote an article that outlined the differences between exercise and training. We suggested that the primary distinguishing element of training is consciousness. Bringing consciousness to any workout would most likely make it a mind/body activity. It's almost impossible to discuss adding consciousness to workouts without including focus. When some - maybe most - people exercise, their focus is not on what they're doing. They may be thinking about work, calls they need to make, plans for the weekend - anything but the workout. That type of focus is called "dissociated." It takes no practice because it's our default whenever we're not disciplined. Dissociated focus, I was taught, has no place in training. Recently, it came to my attention that dissociated focus is being taught to indoor cycling instructors in their certification trainings. Apparently, it's a method of getting cycling participants to work harder by taking their minds off the discomfort of hard cycling. Because my first cycling certification was quite some time ago, that surprised me. I never learned that. But I digress. Certifications aside, most of my cycling instruction came from my excellent athletic coach. He always told us to focus on exactly what we were doing. That type of focus is called "associated." Associated focus may be external or internal. External focus includes anything going on in the room: the instructor's voice, the sound of pedals turning, whatever's in your visual field. Internal focus pertains to what's happening in your body: sweating, body temp, the feel of clothing against skin, heart rate, breathing. DYwJFkn9
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