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The next time you exercise – count down, not up.

Up, 2, 3, 4 – down, 2, 3, 4. If you count out your reps when you exercise – count DOWN instead. Up 3, 2, 1 – down, 3, 2, 1. That can actually make it a little easier and give you more stamina. It’s purely psychological. Christopher Mohr, an exercise psychologist, says by counting down, we’re less likely to quit early. When we’re counting up – we might be tempted to stop at 10 when we intended to get to 12. If we’re counting backwards – we’re less likely to stop at 3 when 1 is oh so close.