It’s
a proven scientific fact endorphins are released during exercise which
generate strong feelings of happiness. In my workshops, I take this fact
further into offering simple affirmations and mental exercises people
can do to augment their physical exercise and feel even more joyful.
Make the time
Okay, you say, (deep sigh here), “I don’t have time
to exercise! I’m a busy mom with kids in school and a business to run!
There’s just no more time left in the day to exercise!” As a wife and
mom of three who is self-employed and very busy, I hear you! However,
taking the time to exercise will actually give you MORE energy to manage
everything you have to do in your life. Trust me, it has in my life!
Prevent illness
Exercise
is also wonderful for preventative health. It releases toxins which
build up in our bodies from chemicals in the food we eat and pollutants
in the air we breathe. Plus making healthy food choices lessens the
amount of toxins which enter our bodies in the first place.
In my book, Inner Critic Got your Tongue? Proven & Sustainable Tools for Get’n Back to THANKFUL,
I show how making healthy food choices, being aware of your body, and
exercising can assist in preventing headaches, backaches, stomach
ailments, and a host of other physical problems. When you make the right
food choices and regularly exercise, you’re more energetic, less
stressed, and more able to face life’s challenges.
Choose to stay healthy
Being
active in the out-of-doors is a spectacular way to get exercise in the
Pacific Northwest. We live in a wonderland of opportunities to get out
in nature. Unfortunately, as many of us know, the weather doesn’t always
cooperate with our best laid plans to exercise outside! Since it rains
nearly half the year, finding a way to exercise indoors is a necessity.
For
those of us with busy lives who don’t have set schedules when we can go
to a gym, owning home exercise equipment is an excellent, easily
accessible way to maintain an exercise program during those rainy months
- and the best part? We can do it in the comfort of our own homes.
Sue Lundquist, President and Founder of I’m Thankful, LLC, Healing Practitioner, and Founder of the award-winning radio network I’m Thankful has spent over 20 years focusing on the benefits of Exercise, Nutrition, and Health.
