Attitude is the key to weight loss

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If you think your workout is too hard, you’re less likely to lose weight, reports the journal Obesity.

Women rated how much a treadmill regime kicked their butts. Those who ranked it the toughest packed on the most kilos one year later. It comes downs to this: if you have a negative experience with exercise, you’re less apt to do it, say lead study author Dr David Brock.

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