Sadly, only one third of American men and women between the ages of 25 to 64 engage in regular, planned exercise according the Center For Disease Control.
In addition to being necessary to keep your body in good physical condition, your heart strong, and your energy high, exercise also greatly affects your mindset and your ability to control your emotions.
Exercise has been proven to lessen symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. It also will improve your emotional state of mind, your mental clarity, and result in increased happiness with your life.
Regular exercise causes your body to naturally produce endorphins which are known as your 'feel good' hormones.
When you exercise, chemical changes occur in your brain. Levels of serotonin and dopamine quickly increase which directly affects how happy you feel and how calm you are.
When you get into this emotional state of mind from exercise you are able to focus and concentrate for longer periods of time.
When you exercise you become more aware of your body which causes you to be more aware of your thoughts and actions. Your mindset experiences a morale boost.
Only one single good workout has been proven to lessen any stress, anxiety or depression you may be battling and you will feel less angry, tired or tense.
Exercise balances your body and mind together in a form of moving meditation and creates a mind/body harmony.
When you exercise you boost your self esteem and positive image of yourself quickly.
When you exercise outdoors you become more aware of nature and the fresh air and sun and you increase your consciousness.
Exercise also increases chemicals in your brain that support and prevent degeneration of the hippocampus, an important part of your brain for memory and learning.
With all these benefits to both the body and mind many people still have trouble making regular/planned exercise a daily part of their life.
If you currently are not participating in a regular exercise regimen here is a secret that will help you begin... slowly and easily with very little effort.
Promise yourself you will respect your body and mind by exercising only 5 minutes a day!
Every one of you can devote a mere 5 minutes daily for a week to get something so important started in your life.
Pick a few basic exercises and promise yourself you will begin giving yourself this gift of life starting tomorrow.
Stick to the 5 minutes each day no matter what you have to adjust or when or where you have to do the exercise. Everyone can find 5 minutes a day.
If you do this you will feel better physically and mentally after only 1 week.
The next week increase your routine to 10 minutes. Do not take any days off.
Take careful notice as to how you feel after only 2 weeks.
The third week increase your exercises to 15 minutes. Do not take ANY days off.
After the third week you will have built new neural pathways of this thought into your brain and will have begun to form a new habit in your lifestyle.
If you do this I promise you will feel the difference in how your body feels and how your mindset has changed.
This will give you a taste of the potential you have in front of you to make major changes in how you feel and how you think through exercise.
You will have more energy, self esteem, self confidence, less stress and anxiety and depression. You will think with more clarity and life will slow down and you will have more self awareness.
There are many more benefits just waiting for you to enjoy, and if you only take the few minutes I have suggested and you stick with it you will be on your way to a much healthier body and mindset.
Congrats! Another good day of working on your all important mindset.
... LIVE the Whisper
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