The individual challenge for all of us?
FIND WHAT WORKS… on a regular basis!
We each have areas that we tend to be more proficient in. There are different personality types so this makes sense. And since each of us can be very different in that way we can also be very different physically.
Here is the challenge and the key – finding what works for our individual body type and metabolism. Then make it interesting and fun enough to do it consistently.
We all know that we need to eat a well balanced diet and combine that with exercise and an active lifestyle.
Professional athletes take this to a whole new level, measuring aspects like VO2 max( how their bodies use oxygen & how fast they can recover), body fat percentage, blood glucose, resting and max heart rates. The list goes on and on. But their primary goal in all of that is to find the ultimate combination to maximize their potential, turning it into a tangible result.
There are a few things that can derail us from our action plan. These are typically injury and sickness. And there is always the business of life (big excuse) so we are going to throw this one away. There…gone for good, right? Now let’s assume we stay relatively healthy, ignoring soreness, stiffness and fatigue.
Now let’s assume we are organized, have a game plan AND we are going to be flexible when life throws it’s inevitable curve balls at us. Done.
Here’s where the hard work begins. We really have to make the effort to listen to what our bodies are telling us. They are truly incredible pieces of machinery and when we tune them up by eating right and exercising and getting enough rest they let us know that we have done a good thing either by our physical appearance or by how we feel. We have energy, we don’t get sick or at least not as often. It’s like looking after a high end sports car. You give it the very best of fuel and attention and it performs to it’s optimum. You have the best opportunity to succeed!
Do not get discouraged because it can take awhile to figure out what exactly works best for each of us. And just to make it more interesting our bodies change as we get older, kind of like a classic car, and it may take a little more care to keep it performing. Here’s where the automobile analogies end. We cannot trade it in for a new model !!!!
Bottom line- it’s worth taking the time to figure out what works for each of us. We all know the common sense basics, it’s in the fine tuning that we can really reap the rewards. If you try one thing and it’s not working quite the way you want, change it! Experiment. Try again and keep doing this until you get results because it is worth it. Not to mention how you feel mentally, you just feel good about yourself when you exercise! Mental & Physical go hand in hand.
Tags: body, Exercise, personality, Self-awareness
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