Brain Training: Why Healthy Eating and Workout Motivation is Mental. Mind over matter. We've all heard that, right? Now, new studies are showing that exercise and eating right really is mental. So-called ‘brain training' is proving effective in helping people make smarter food choices, work out more often, and even cut out unhealthy habits like excessive drinking. We reached out to Lumosity, a company that develops games and programs for brain training, to find out how we can apply the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience to improve cognitive abilities and make healthier lifestyle choices. Memory games and positive thinking may help to control our impulses to eat unhealthy foods. This theory could feasibly be applied to our eating and exercise habits as well. "Write out your goals and talk to yourself in proactive terms," says Srini Pillay, author of The Science Behind the Law of Attraction (NBG, 2011) and Life Unlocked (Rodale, 2010).
There is a science behind portion control. Researchers at CalTech performed a study that seems to support this. How To Get Motivated When You're Stuck In A Rut. How to nap. Yoga By Equinox. We Feel Fine / by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones.