Fitness Camp Advice: 5 Confidence Boosters To Try Now (Because You Are Awesome)

Confidence is like a wave, it ebbs and flows with the tide of life.  It’s something we’d all like a little more of and in times of self-doubt, we genuinely need more of this elusive mind elixir.  If you had all the confidence in the world, what would you do differently?  Apply for the job, go after the guy you’ve been crushing on?  Would you be able to break down negative thought patterns, knowing that you are a strong, CONFIDENT person, who can handle anything that comes your way?  Confidence really comes down to knowing who you are and being comfortable in your skin.  Here are our top 5 confidence boosters, you can try right now:

1. Practice Good Posture– Remind yourself to stand tall and straight, the quickest way to feel insecure is to slump, the reaction in itself screams insecurity.  Instead, imagine a rope pulling through the top of your head towards the sky and the rest of your body will immediately straighten itself out.
2. Exercise– This one is a no-brainer.  Breaking a sweat, boots your endorphins, exercise is so good for you! Apart from the many, many physical benefits, it also does a mind good.  Research notes that exercise in general leads to a confidence boost (independent of how hard you worked out).  What seems to matter—as far as confidence goes—is whether you break a sweat in general, not how strenuous your session is.  Even 20 minutes of exercise can give you a natural high and give you an automatic feel good confidence boost.
3. Groom Yourself– Take a long hot shower, shave, lather on your favorite lotion.  Get your hair done, put on some lipstick.  Taking care of yourself is a fast way to boost your confidence, if you feel better about how you look, this will naturally improve your mood and ultimately your confidence.  P.S. Self-tanner is a confidence boosting miracle worker.
4. Visualize– Picture yourself where you want to be, in terms of your body, your job, your relationship.  Visualize the vacation you want to take, the money in your account, your children in college.  Whatever is on your mind, visualize the best outcome and then…Go to the mirror and smile at yourself.  Sounds cheesy, but this can do wonders.  Then, take that gorgeous smile to the streets and smile to strangers, they might think you are crazy or you might just brighten their whole day.
5. Get out of your Comfort Zone– The time for risk-taking is NOW. Basically, we have control over how big our comfort zone is and when you take risks, your comfort zone expands.  This is why getting out of your environment, and attending a fitness camp, like Unite Fitness Retreat, will greatly increase your confidence.  Expanding what you do each day and trying new things will help you grow mentally and physically in ways you never dreamed.  Can’t get away and join a live-in fitness camp this summer, that’s okay..Sign up for a local boot camp, join a hiking group, try rock climbing or something daring, yet doable.  Just get out there in the world and get out of your comfort zone and into your confidence boosting zone.