Getting Sweaty - Where Mindfulness and exercise Intersect
Do you remember the video featuring Olivia Newton John working up a sweat in the early 80's video, Let's Get Physical? For some speculate that image of her, in her workout leotard and sweat band, pumping weights with the buff guy in the background has all the time equated exercising to me. Pretty weird, I know. Even though most habitancy don't think of Olivia Newton John when they think of exercise, every person has beliefs related with the "e-word". Some of the most common thoughts are: practice is hard and boring. practice is only for overweight people. The purpose of practice is to look good. It costs money to practice properly. I need to look good while exercising. Only athletic habitancy should/can exercise. I'm too old/weak/uncoordinated to exercise. As long as I'm fairly skinny I don't need to exercise. The list of practice beliefs and misconceptions goes on and on.
We have beliefs about most aspects of our lives but when it comes to physical action it's of course foremost that we re-examine our mindset. You'd have to be pretty out-of-touch to deny that practice is good for you. There isn't a week goes by that the science society doesn't turn up a new nugget of wisdom about the benefits of exercise. practice makes you feel and look best yet there's a much more foremost speculate to do it: practice is vital if we want our bodies to function properly. Yet there are still many habitancy who treat practice like cooking or painting: a hobby they'd rather not engage in.
If you're one of those people, please indulge me; take a few minutes to see if replacing this (harmful) trust with a more precise trust is something you might be willing to do.
Step One: Redefine practice practice is not just a physical activity. practice is good for your mind and spirit. Instead of looking at practice as difficult physical exertion, try one of the following beliefs: This 30 limited time is devoted to relaxing my mind. When I practice I give it a break from all the data it has been processing. This 30 limited time is devoted to nurturing my body. When I practice I am treating my body with respect and am responding to its needs. This 30 limited time is devoted to caring for my spirit. When I practice I am purposely spending time away from the pressures of my daily life.
Step Two: choose a Motivator There are many evidence-based reasons to exercise. Some may hit home with you more than others. Check out the most modern findings about practice and write down the one or two that of course speak to you. Post these nearby your house so that you'll still get out there and work up a sweat even when your mind comes up with excuses not to. (And it will, trust me.)
-Exercise tames cravings. Even a limited practice can prevent you from indulging in one more donut, one more beer, or even one more hour in front of the Tv.
-Exercise keeps you young. By increases nerve cell impel in the hippocampus, your memory increases. practice will help banish your bouts of the lost-key-syndrome.
-Exercise keeps heart attacks at bay. When you get moving, lots of bad things decrease: inflammation, fatty build-up, and your cholesterol level.
-Exercise makes you happy. Working out stimulates dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, the brain chemicals usually related with depression.
-Exercise helps you get your Z's. Forget the Ambien; a great side supervene of exercising is best sleep.
-Exercise helps you get your groove back on. physical action improves your circulation and gives you more energy which means a more satisfying sex life.
-Exercise reduces cancer risks. Get these statistics: practice reduces the risk of breast cancer for women by 40%. For men, the risk of prostate cancer decreases by 10-30%.
-Exercise makes you stand a limited taller. Well, figuratively speaking at least. When you practice your self-confidence increases, your mind calms down and you caress less stress at home and work.
Basically there are a million reasons to practice and only a handful of "semi-legitimate" reasons not to. See if changing your mindset about what practice means and why you should do it motivates you. I'd like to hear about your transformations...or even your attempts at transformation. Email me and let's talk.
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