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2-Minute Stress Buster:
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Get Over Yourself
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Worried about starting a new class or activity? Beat the "I can't do this" blues with these confidence boosters from Joan Price, author of Yes, You CAN Get in Shape!
- Just show up. That's most important. Even if you're feeling weird in class, remember that you succeeded the moment you walked through the door.
- Pick your own milestones. Don't compare yourself to the you of yesterday or anyone else in the room.
- Remember why you're there. Did you make the leap into a new activity because it inspires you or makes you feel good? Staying in touch with why you're there may help you feel less self-critical.
- Bring a buddy. It'll help lighten the experience when you can laugh with and at each other, and gossip about Ms. Firm Butt next to you.
- Change your vocabulary. Instead of saying "I can't dance," for example, tell yourself, "I just haven't learned to dance yet." No matter what your new fitness challenge is, this trick can help change your self-defeating beliefs, Price says.
--Sharon Goldman Edry
Published April 2005
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