Mental Toughness Really is the Key to Getting Fit, Study Shows

Getting fit isn’t easy, and there isn’t a bulletproof plan that will get you there, either. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s more like a long slog through the mud, with numerous ups and downs, spikes in progress, and periods where you’ll see regression. Simply put, losing weight or putting on muscle is incredibly difficult and takes an extraordinary amount of mental toughness, patience, and discipline.

While many people can do quite well with enough patience and a disciplined regimen in the gym and kitchen, mental toughness — or the right frame of mind, at least — is ultimately what’s going to take you further than you expected.

There’s been a lot of time and effort poured into researching just how our state of mind influences our productivity and rate of success. That might include career achievements, for example, or simply reaching certain fitness goals like a PR on the track. But most of us don’t take it that seriously. We know we need to have the right frame of mind to knock it out of the park, but a lot of the motivational posters and top-40 anthems don’t really hit that nerve as intended. This can lead to many uninspired workouts.

New research shows that you may want to start taking your mindset a lot more seriously if you want a better 

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