Oxytocin Pull-up

The Alternative Commentary Collective presents MindSets - A program designed to strengthen your mind between sets.

Developed by Movember, Life Fitness and leading psychologist, Jacqui Maguire. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Get a there, Welcome to mindsets, Well done for taking
a step. They're looking after your mind while you're looking
after your body there at the gym. This one here
is called the oxytocin pull up now when you get
a dopamin hit when you check yourself out in the mirror,
But doing it in public, particularly at the gym's, sometimes

(00:21):
can be a little bit inappropriate. But this one here
is about looking at a photo of someone's special and
reflecting on that relationship. It actually increases your oxytocin and
your serotonin levels, improving mood and reducing stress. So between
your set, get comfortable, sit down, now, pull up a
photo of someone special and spend just a minute thinking

(00:45):
about that person. Then return to your next set feeling
lighter as the oxytocin and the serotonin levels pumped through
your body.