Exercises to improve your health, energy, digestion and your love of life!
Did the title of this article catch your attention? I hope so. Most of us don’t mind discovering new ways to feel better and have more energy. However, I’m afraid I’m not going to teach you anything you don’t already know.
Some people talk about the “benefits” of exercise, such as increasing blood flow
to your brain and major organs, improving digestion, reducing stress, increasing
alertness and strengthening your immune system. That’s one way of looking at it.
Another way is that since our bodies are meant to move every day, it’s not that
exercises brings us “benefits” – this should be our natural state – but it is more
that not exercising actually has negative consequences!
According to an article published in the Health & Fitness sections of About.com
Site, skipping exercise for two days in a row has negative effects on health.
It makes sense that we are meant to live an active life. Being sedentary was not the
norm for human beings, even in the Western world, until just a few decades ago.
If you want better health, better digestion, more energy and a love of life, make a
commitment to exercise EVERY DAY, even if it’s just to get out for 30 minutes.
minutes walk.
Personally, I have never had an exercise session: riding a bike, a long walk, hiking, yoga,
lifting weights or running – I regret that. Although I might not have felt like
doing it when I started out, I never thought to myself, “Wow, I shouldn’t have gone for
that bike ride” or “That yoga class was a bad idea!”
***Exercise and Hunger***
When you exercise every day, you will awaken your “true hunger”. If you have read my
book “The Raw Secrets,” (http://www.therawsecrets.com) you know the importance
to eat when you are really hungry.
We know, for example, that hunger is widely recognized as a sign of health. Lack of
appetite is also widely recognized as a sign of poor health.
Now, many of you have written to ask about this very concept of hunger. Some people
say that if they only eat when they are really hungry, they hardly eat anything!
Not even enough to hold them.
The key to awakening this lost feeling of hunger is to exercise every day.
***Walking More for Health***
I am personally trying to implement a new habit in my life. Every morning after waking up
Upstairs, I’m going for a walk. While this isn’t the only exercise I try to do, it’s a great way to
start the day
Otherwise, what I usually do is start working right away or check my e-mail.
emails Not a good thing With the morning walk, it gives me time to wake up, breathe.
fresh air, do some exercise, meditate (or something like that), and if I want I can
listening to audiobooks on my iPod while I walk.
Are there many health benefits to walking? Yes, but those are a lot of health benefits.
of exercising in general. A brisk 1 hour hike with some hills burns around 300
calories, as much as a 30-minute jog.
Walking is an exercise that most people can do, and the joys of walking are numerous.
Breathing fresh air, taking the time to get to know new places, beautiful surroundings, etc. It is
it is also an exercise that most people can do or start doing.
If one day you have no desire to exercise, go for an hour walk. you will do it
feel much better afterwards.
A dog needs to be walked every day or else it will not stay healthy. Is not the same?
for us?
***Rebound exercises for health***
What exercises can you do on a rainy day? Some people like to go running in the rain,
the mud and the cold. They are the brave ones. I like to see them from my
window. But seriously, that’s not my style.
What can you do instead? I found a great exercise that I can do indoors when it rains (or
when it’s too cold to go outside). It is the rebound, a form of exercise that is complete
and has several health benefits.
I will not talk about the so-called benefits of “cellular exercise”. For the rise-
downward bouncing movement, apparently the lymph is set in motion and this
Helps detoxify and delay aging. I’m not sure if this is true, but it sounds
great.
For me, the real benefits of rebounding is that it’s something you can do inside a
rainy day. Also, it can be a great cardio endurance toning workout if you know what to do.
to do with the rebounder.
So two tips for rebound:
1- Get a good rebounder. Not those cheap ones at Walmart. get something that
last and will give you a real jump. My rebounder is a NEEDAK that I bought on E-bay.
2- Get a training DVD for rebounder. Most people have no idea what to do with
your rebounder. I had one for years and all I did with it was
jump up and down from time to time, and it became boring. Since then, I got a great DVD.
that I eat several workouts, one that lasts 45 minutes and is ideal for many
aspects of fitness. You can get it from Urban Rebounding, a company that also sells
rebounders
***The Magic of Calisthenics***
Everyone should learn a series of bodyweight exercises. It’s not just them
something you can do anywhere (even when traveling), but they’re also great for
build strength and endurance.
Calisthenics include push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, etc., including the
thousands of variations on each exercise that can allow you to get the results you
want (strength or endurance training).
In a future article, I will give you a bodyweight exercise routine that you can practice
anywhere to get a great workout at no cost.
***Multitask***
Lastly, I would like to add that doing cardio or walking can be a
wonderful way to grow and learn. You can listen to recordings (either on tape or
CD player or iPod) to learn languages, listen to audiobooks and learn something
useful at the same time.
When I was studying German, Spanish and Portuguese, I used all the
minute I was able to hear language learning methods, even during exercise
(but not during sleep!).
Now, I listen to audiobooks (I have an Audible subscription – http://
http://www.audible.com) and learn about things that interest me. I listen to audiobooks
when I’m on my bike, when I’m out for a walk, and of course when I’m driving. I listen to
the music too, and sometimes I just look at the scenery.
It is totally up to you if you use this exercise time to learn and grow. Goal
keep in mind that daily exercise is a requirement for health, and also a great joy!