I am frequently asked “where do I get all my energy” and “how is it that I never seem to have a down day and always seem to be enthusiastic?” First of all these kind of questions make me laugh. You would laugh too living in my shoes because I have to work just as hard at it as you do. I would like to think that I am special and have been gifted with an unusual body that doesn’t respond to universal laws. In other words that I wouldn’t have to work at staying healthy and maintaining my energy and attitude like everybody else does. The truth is, I pay the price I get the benefits! If I violate natural laws, then I receive the negative consequences just like you do!
This body we have is the only vehicle we will have in this life to help us complete what it is we are here to accomplish. It is repairable but it is no replaceable. Wisdom dictates we take good care of ourselves so that we support rather than abuse our body’s ability to repair itself. The benefits come as the body rewards us with a better quality of life.
Relevant but not the topic of this message (and yet always relevant and endlessly worth the repeating) is the simple principle of nourishment for the body and the results: “garbage in” gives you “garbage out.” Let’s assume for now you are in touch with that first big step in the right direction (and we will be talking mountains about this) and you already respect and nourish your body with the food it needs. Next comes the effort to keep the body strong, flexible, and resilient in responding to life demands. I refer here to those efforts in your life that dem
onstrably fine tune your musculoskeletal structure. All systems in your body work synergistically so as you strengthen and tone the muscles, joints and soft tissues you simultaneously strengthen your cardiovascular, immune, hormonal, and nervous systems. That is why exercise is critical to get healthy and stay healthy. I believe the most important starting point in embarking on an exercise regimen (with the objective to keep it in place) is to take the time to discover what it is that you enjoy doing. I don’t care what anyone one says, if you don’t enjoy it…you won’t do it for long. We will be discussing in detail the many different type of exercise for strength training, increased flexibility, enhanced endurance, but you first want to get a feel for what feels right for you.
One person’s ambrosia is another’s poison. What I like you may not tolerate or even like. You must respect your individuality, your personality, your body type, your energy, physical limitation and demands. This is one of those spectacular opportunities for self -introspection to discover what it is that “turns your wheels”, and then find the courage to get to it! I have found that to maintain strength, flexibility, and the endurance I want I have to do quite a variety of things. The challenge is to determine what they are and then how you plan to fit them into your life. Believe me, once you understand the importance and the “magic” of the benefits, you will find the way to make it happen! I have had to do a great deal of experimenting to find out what I can do that challenges me, makes me stronger and most of all what I enjoy doing. I love to dance and I rarely miss and week without dance. Everything else is thrown in for variety and for the purpose of toning muscle and giving me more energy and increased flexibility. I strength train with weights and exercise bands for muscle tone, pilates, stretching and yoga for core strength and flexibility, and aerobics, biking, hiking and walking, (rarely running) for cardiovascular strengthening and endurance.
That is my formula for getting and maintaining energy. My formula for maintaining a good attitude is simple: “ others appreciate being around me much more when I laugh, sing, smile and reflect on the positive and encouraging rather than when I cry, complain, whine, and remain problem instead of solution focused”!
This body we have is the only vehicle we will have in this life to help us complete what it is we are here to accomplish. It is repairable but it is no replaceable. Wisdom dictates we take good care of ourselves so that we support rather than abuse our body’s ability to repair itself. The benefits come as the body rewards us with a better quality of life.
Relevant but not the topic of this message (and yet always relevant and endlessly worth the repeating) is the simple principle of nourishment for the body and the results: “garbage in” gives you “garbage out.” Let’s assume for now you are in touch with that first big step in the right direction (and we will be talking mountains about this) and you already respect and nourish your body with the food it needs. Next comes the effort to keep the body strong, flexible, and resilient in responding to life demands. I refer here to those efforts in your life that dem
onstrably fine tune your musculoskeletal structure. All systems in your body work synergistically so as you strengthen and tone the muscles, joints and soft tissues you simultaneously strengthen your cardiovascular, immune, hormonal, and nervous systems. That is why exercise is critical to get healthy and stay healthy. I believe the most important starting point in embarking on an exercise regimen (with the objective to keep it in place) is to take the time to discover what it is that you enjoy doing. I don’t care what anyone one says, if you don’t enjoy it…you won’t do it for long. We will be discussing in detail the many different type of exercise for strength training, increased flexibility, enhanced endurance, but you first want to get a feel for what feels right for you.One person’s ambrosia is another’s poison. What I like you may not tolerate or even like. You must respect your individuality, your personality, your body type, your energy, physical limitation and demands. This is one of those spectacular opportunities for self -introspection to discover what it is that “turns your wheels”, and then find the courage to get to it! I have found that to maintain strength, flexibility, and the endurance I want I have to do quite a variety of things. The challenge is to determine what they are and then how you plan to fit them into your life. Believe me, once you understand the importance and the “magic” of the benefits, you will find the way to make it happen! I have had to do a great deal of experimenting to find out what I can do that challenges me, makes me stronger and most of all what I enjoy doing. I love to dance and I rarely miss and week without dance. Everything else is thrown in for variety and for the purpose of toning muscle and giving me more energy and increased flexibility. I strength train with weights and exercise bands for muscle tone, pilates, stretching and yoga for core strength and flexibility, and aerobics, biking, hiking and walking, (rarely running) for cardiovascular strengthening and endurance.
That is my formula for getting and maintaining energy. My formula for maintaining a good attitude is simple: “ others appreciate being around me much more when I laugh, sing, smile and reflect on the positive and encouraging rather than when I cry, complain, whine, and remain problem instead of solution focused”!
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