Anyone can think and do a lot of things during one's spare time, and self-talk is a likely activity that happens sometimes. Don't worry, doing this isn't a ready indication of a mental disorder.
Experts have since studied the benefits of challenging negative self-talk as a good way of doing a needed self-check. One study has been given careful attention since it highlighted how indoor exercise talk can combat negative impressions towards achieving a certain lifestyle goal, according to the Globe and Mail.
Dr. Stephen Cheung of Brock University, with the help of his student Phillip Wallace, has come up with using motivational self-talk in a study involving a group of cyclists doing an indoor workout. They laid down conditions which placed these trained group to the point of exhaustion as part of the experiment, under an amount of heat.
After the indoor exercise workout, the group was divided into two where half of them underwent self-talk training for 2 weeks while the rest did not. Subsequently, the published results indicated a dramatic change in an individual's physical endurance when replacing negative statements with positive ones.
Cheung also stated that there's a strong mental-psychological connection following such activity, and not just a "physical thing." The results further showed that the trained cyclists were notably optimistic in undergoing high levels for a longer period prior to backing down. "Even if you're already fit, you can still improve your perception of heat and how you perform in it," added Cheung.
Self-talk in children can help them adapt and learn better in school. Challenging negative self-talk can also be accomplished by any child, in a related Faribault post. Parents can help their children focus through asking what self-talk statement is appropriate to use.
One simple introduction could be that of learning statements in remembering directions, or even prepping for bedtime. It doesn't have to follow a certain pattern, what matters is taking notes on how the child learns to enjoy acting on these statements in daily life.
