Get Lean and Fit Just by Using Your... Brain? #ManifestChallenge D...

Imagine... getting fit without moving a muscle. No, really! Studies prove imagining exercises can help you get fit without moving a muscle!

Visualization stimulates the nervous system which is the governor of our fight or flight response. Studies show that by simply envisioning a movement causes increases in heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure-with responses comparable to those recorded during the actual physical movement.

In 2007, the North American Journal of Psychology published findings from such a study showing that athletes who mentally imagined practicing a repetitive hip flexor exercise 5 times per week for 15 minutes, gained significant strength almost in line with participants who did the physical exercise on a weight machine for the same amount of time.

It's no secret that athletes and sports stars use visualization before their events and competitions. Armed with this knowledge you can quite literally sit and be fit!

Of course, visualization is good for muscle building, but you still have to actually get up and move around to gain the benefits of exercise to increase the oxygen in your blood and keep your cells young, fit and healthy :)

But to increase muscle, try the power of your mind!

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