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Using Exercise as a Mental Health Fix is Making it Worse


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Most people confuse physical training as mental health.The problem with this is that when an injury comes along, they are then forced to face the internal battles they have been (quite literally) running away from.In this video, I dive into the overlooked difference between physical strength and mental fitness—and why so many athletes, coaches, and high performers still feel stuck despite doing all the “right” things.I’ll walk you through powerful frameworks like NLP and the Enneagram, tools that have helped me and countless others go from just coping to truly understanding themselves. If you’re serious about performance, leadership, and long-term resilience, this one’s for you.➡️ Free training & resources: https://www.bsft.com.au/tpfworkshop➡️ High Performance Lifestyle Accelerator: https://www.bsft.com.au/peakprogram---🔧 RESOURCES & LINKS🔸 Enneagram RHETI Test: www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti/🔸 IG Dave Nixon → @davenixonflow 🔸 Substack → www.substack.com/@davenixonflow 🔸 Podcast → https://www.youtube.com/@davenixonflow0:15 - Difference Between Mental and Physical Health 1:00 - Exercise and Mental Health 2:30 - Sympathetic Nervous System and Anxiety 4:00 - Subjective Nature of Mental Health5:30 - NLP and Subjective Experience 7:00 - Dr. Michael Hall and Meta Programs 9:00 - Identity Compass and Enneagram11:00 - Understanding Personality and Presence---🧠 ABOUT DAVEDave Nixon is an Author, TEDx Speaker, Entrepreneur and Coach with over 2 decades hands on experience. He has worked with over 10 thousand people throughout his 20 years in the health and fitness industry. He works with professional athletes, special forces recruits and executives to be present and perform at their peak.---📌 Subscribe for more insights on how to build a calm mind, strong body, and perform when it matters most.

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