Most Things In life Come Down To Balance
Most Things In life Come Down To Balance
Most things in life come down to balance, and exercise is no exception.
Exercising for months and years will deplete your body of its vital energy – leaving you drained and feeling out-of-sync. People who over-exercise tend to age more quickly than they should.
Stop weighing yourself
This ties in with my earlier comments about calories. Some people – perhaps including yourself – are fixated on their weight. They weigh themselves every morning and every night.
If they lose weight, they’re ecstatic. But if they gain weight, they can quickly sink into depression. Now, please don’t get me wrong, you certainly should be aiming to have a healthy weight. However, this will be a natural consequence of eating healthily and exercising regularly.
Choose enjoyable exercise
You might be putting off exercising as you don’t like going to the gym or running in the cold weather. Instead, why not choose fun exercises like dancing, yoga, or a team sport? When exercise is fun, you’ll have much more motivation to do it regularly.
Go to bed earlier than usual
In today’s age of Netflix and YouTube, it’s all too easy to find yourself watching just one more video. Pre-internet, you’d have probably gone to bed two or three hours earlier than you currently do.
You have an alarm to wake you up in the morning. How about setting an alarm to notify you when it’s time to turn off the TV and get yourself to bed? Sleep is a powerful restorative – so make you’re getting an adequate amount of it.
Turn off technology
Technology is a great thing. It enables me to type these words – and for you to read them. But let’s be honest, it’s all too easy to become addicted to our TVs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The majority of people are staring at one of these devices for most of their morning, afternoon, evening, and beyond.
It’s a non-stop world of emails, SMS messages, news feeds, social media updates, etc. Make sure you step out of this cycle of distraction by having regular breaks from your devices. For example, why not switch off all of your devices when you’re eating with your friends and family? Make conversation your focus, instead of being absorbed by online stuff.