Saturday, July 5, 2008

Keeping Balanced


According to this article, and maybe just common sense, if you have a constant stress in your mind and you take no action to avert its influence on your body, then, it will affect you accordingly. Considering the previously known mind body connection this should not be a surprise to anyone, but as with everyone else when do you find time for said action in your life?

Seems to be a constant battle of personal priorities. What do you want to do verses what is the best for you to do. Personally, I like to run, as, it is therapy for me. Of course, I come home tired with trashed legs and become seemingly useless for the rest of the day, but there always comes a time that if I don't re-energize the rest of my life suffers and in turn so does my running. I have noticed that getting up in the morning and working out just gets me going and ready for the day mentally and physically. I have tried Yoga and core workouts in the morning. It seems that yoga usually does the best job of balancing things out and stretching out my muscles and getting me into the right mindset. I know yoga sometimes seems like a new age thing and you have to be one of "those people" to practice it, but I continue to be a "closet yogi" and love the way I feel when I do it and I am sure others in my life notice as well.

1 comment:

J. said...

I think yoga is a great thing. I'm glad you're not just another one of "those" *grin*