Do You Know Why?
Have you ever wondered why people exercise?
Do you know why they continue to exercise?
In my last post, Do You Believe That Your Life Experiences Have Made You Mentally Fit, I emphasized that life experiences, although grueling at times, do not make us physically or mentally fit.
In order to become mentally or physically fit, it is necessary to go beyond the experiences of everyday living and perform exercises on a regular basis.
So what are the general benefits for becoming mentally and physically fit?
First of all, mental and physical fitness can make us healthier. Don’t we all want to be healthier?
Secondly, mental and physical fitness training makes us stronger for managing our everyday lives. Mental and physical fitness training can make us stronger for coping with the stresses and demands of everyday living.
Successful managing of life experiences will not necessarily make us physically and mentally stronger. In contrast, successful mental and physical fitness training will make us stronger in managing life experiences.
If you want to be physically stronger in coping with everyday life experiences, then commit to a physical fitness program.
If you want to be mentally and emotionally stronger for coping with everyday life experiences, then commit to a mental fitness program like The North Star Mental Fitness Program.
Remember, You Live within Environment Created by Your Choices!
Dr. Hal
Life and Mental Fitness Coach
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I believe that my own exercise program, made especially for me and my “limitations,” helps me tremendously with the mental stressors in my life. Since I started my program, on a more regular basis, I am beginning to see and feel results. Believe me, exercise was not something I was wild about commiting to, especially after years of physical therapy. But I am so glad I have. It is kind of “addicting” once you really get into it for a bit, and I don’t look at it as physical therapy. I listen to the music I love and have fun with it, no one’s hurting me! Because of the fact that I am seeing results, I am starting to wonder why I do “some things” that are NOT good choices for me physically, and because they go against what I am trying to achieve it does not help me mentally either. For instance, smoking is the hardest thing for me to kick!! But, because I see other healthier things happening to me I am making choices to remedy that. The most important thing I choose NOT to do while making my choices is to not share with anyone what I am doing, or how I am doing it. My choices are mine, and I don’t need anyone to tell me “how it should be”! I also think that once a smoker, always a smoker, like a disease or alcholism. It’s like a snake, you know it’s poisonous but you pick it up anyway…and then you get bit! I am smart enough to know the benefits I will recieve by choosing not to smoke. So, like exercising, which I thought I really didn’t want to do but kept at it, smoking is the same in my mind. It just makes so much sense what I have been told by a very smart “wizard!” I choose to get the benefits of not smoking, but I will always be a smoker. The choice is mine alone to make, pick one up, or leave it lay.