One topic which comes up in conversations when people ask fitness authors about fitness-related e-books and websites is that they complain about so much repetition of basic information. While I agree with some of their remarks about specific websites and books simply "rehashing" old information, there is actual merit in repetition! A quick understanding of an author's perspective may help you better understand a particular concept in order to help you improve in your fitness-related goals!
There are several benefits to receiving the same piece of advice repeatedly, albeit having the advice presented in different forms. All of this assumes that the people giving you the advice have both credibility and your best interests in mind.
Here are some of the benefits:
1) When speaking with other authors (on any how-to subject), many of them complain that their readers don't "get" a particular topic which the author wants to convey. They genuinely want their readers to benefit from the information, and some of their readers just cannot "grasp" the subject. According to many psychology and performance-psychology studies, people have different "processors" in their brains. Some people are predominantly visual, while others are more auditory, and others are more "kinesthetic." This means they process with emotions, feelings, tastes, and smells. There are also those who are completely wired to understand a concept easily when the information is presented as factual data, such as spreadsheets and checklists.
What many authors fail to do is to present a concept in multiple ways using language which reaches everybody. For example, if I wanted to write an article to convince to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day I could write:
a) "You should see yourself drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day."
b) "You should hear the last drops of water leaving the glass after you have consumed at least your eighth glass of water each day."
c) "You should feel great when you savor the taste of at least 8 glasses of water per day."
d) (On a checklist or other fact-based list): "Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day."
Furthermore, many people are able to remember stories easier than factual information. If that describes you then spend the time to find an author or mentor who, as much as possible, can give you the information in story form.
2) Many studies have shown that people do not convert an action into a habit until they have done it at least 21 times. While you may think that this number is far-fetched, you should at least consider that many habits (including any counterproductive ones like smoking or drinking to excess) did not become habits immediately after the first time. It probably took several occurrences for that action to become a habit.
Therefore, if you read that you must drink 8 glasses of water per day at least 21 times, chances are that you have good odds that you will make that suggestion a habit. If you read that suggestion at least 21 times, and it was presented in a number of different formats, chances are that at least one of them will have made an impact on you.
3) Perhaps the biggest benefit to reading a piece of fitness-related information numerous times is that when you are actually in the gym and are finishing an intense workout, you tend to forget the basics of what you need to do. This is because you are so focused on lifting, getting stronger, doing your cardio, or any other actions that you may forget to have your post-workout shake (for example). Repetition of information suggesting that you have a post-workout shake will increase the likelihood that you will remember what to do... even when you are tired!
This is a rather in-depth subject and you are welcome to ask questions if you wish. The questions which get the most repetition (!) will be the focus of a future article.
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