DISQUS

This is one of the few areas where I believe thinking can effect reality. This whole idea of positive visualization gets blown out of proportion when people begin to think they make themselves healthy and rich etc. simply by thinking (I.e. The Secret). Try selling that in Darfour or to some kid with Loukemia. They did not think themselves into those situations and it's going to take more then just positive thinking to get out of them. However, when it comes to personal fitness, thinking is 99% of the job. The healthier and more consistently your thought life is geared towards getting in shape, the more likley you are going to be able to battle self defeating thought patterns that have kept you in obesity and poor physical shape. And the better your health becomes, the more healthy your thoughts and attitudes will become so that the whole process is self perpeuating. What an amazing thing the human mind is.