Get More Exercise Outside The Gym

Knowing how much, what type and how hard to exercise are the key to both your optimal body shape and an excellent state of health.

We’re designed to move our bodies (the number of muscles we have is a dead giveaway) and in fact, our state of health depends upon it.   Unfortunately, due to the fact that most people have jobs that require them to be seated most of the day, the potential for physical activity has diminished drastically.

If everyone walked in their lunch hour; got up to talk to a colleague on another floor, instead of using email/phone; took the stairs instead of the lift; took an evening stroll after dinner and practiced some type of energy-cultivating activity (such as Tai Chi, Chi Gong, meditation, Yoga etc.) on a regular basis, the state of health of the nation would be radically improved and many modern lifestyle diseases would simply cease to exist.

Some people would argue that they counter their sedentary day by going to gym regularly. However, being inactive 23 hours of the day and then exercising madly for one hour doesn’t really cut it.

Sometimes, due to the fact that many of us living in this modern-day world are also experiencing adrenal fatigue in some way, this end-of-day hard-core gym session is the very worst thing we can do to ourselves. It simply exacerbates an already stressed system.

Avoid using a T.V. for entertainment every night as this can drag you into an inactive state for hours on end and does absolutely nothing for your physical, emotional or spiritual development.

Above all, try and build physical activity into your day every few hours and get into the habit of walking places instead of driving. Take up gardening, or offer to walk a someone’s dog … you’ll make two friends for life!