Timothy Leary didn't say this.

I love mindfulness, but I also love mindlessness.  I think we all need both in fitness.

Mindlessness is the thing that gets us to the gym before we are entirely awake.  It’s the thing that gets us through the boring parts of cardio with loud music or just the hypnotism of the continuous rhythmic movement.

Mindfulness, however, is what helps us tune into the quality of our motions.  It allows us to keep our knees aligned with our toes, our bellies contracted appropriately, and the breath actually moving in and out of our lungs when our instinct suggests we hold it instead.

So let’s tune in AND tune out.  It will help.