Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect

Jun 10, 2025Healthy Mind

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Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect

Crum and Langer 2007

A Harvard University study testing if exercise improved health because of how we think about it found that in 4 weeks participants who were told their work as hotel room attendants was “good exercise” and matched “recommendations for an active lifestyle” had a DECREASE IN WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY FAT, WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO, and BODY MASS INDEX.

The study* states “It is clear that health is significantly affected by mind-set.”

nrs.harvard.edu

So join me for a discount this June and let hypnotherapy and mindset work in harmony to change negative thought patterns and beliefs that may be impacting your weight wellness.

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