Sometimes the hardest part about working out is not the actual exercises but getting past the mentality of wanting to give up, that you can't keep pushing on any further. When you're so hot and tired and all you want to do is stop, try this trick: blow on your hands or grab your cold water bottle. I read about this tip in a fitness magazine a few months ago, and it's something I do quite often. Crazy as it sounds, it actually works! Studies show that cold hands enable you to work out for longer periods of time.
I couldn't find the original article I read, but I did find an article to support my advice for those of you who wanted to check this tip out a bit further. The original study was conducted by Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. So clearly, she knows what she's talking about! Or at least seems like a credible source.
I couldn't find the original article I read, but I did find an article to support my advice for those of you who wanted to check this tip out a bit further. The original study was conducted by Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. So clearly, she knows what she's talking about! Or at least seems like a credible source.
