Social science has been exploring how our perception and vision affects our approach to exercise. The results of their experiments are fascinating! There are a few things that predict how we "see" exercise as easy or hard. One is our own fitness. Fit people tend to "see" exercise as easier. Another is motivation. People who are highly motivated "see" exercise as easier. But the most fascinating part is what they found about how people "see" the world around them and the effect on how they "see" exercise. As it turns out, people who are focussed and not attending to everything in their line of vision "see" exercise as easier. That's great news! It suggests there may be ways for us to adjust our perception of exercise and "see" how easy it is to stay fit and finish strong.