Have you ever wondered why you feel so great during vacation? While you may think it’s because you are not at work, how about this other explanation? You are having a great time with people you care about in a nice place, you enjoy good food, you sleep well and you exercise or simply relax.
It is still a puzzle to me when I find out my new stressed out clients and patients reveal to me they have not been exercising at all. The most common excuse is “I don’t have time to exercise!” Even more amazing, many start cutting down on their training because their pressure at work has increased. Interestingly, though, adding workouts to a work-packed schedule is one of the easiest strategies to work less, produce more, make more money and create more wealth. Exercise will help you improve your blood flow with direct beneficial effects to your heart and brain, helping you stay young and energized. Exercising regularly offers one of the best de-stressing strategies, increasing neurotransmitters that enhance your focus, attention and concentration, decreasing the perception for pain and increasing a sense of Wellbeing. Exercise helps create relaxed energy instead of tense energy, driven by stimulants such as caffeine or power drinks. If you are seeking for relaxed energy, exercising will be a great addition to your busy schedule.
Great insights! And relaxed energy is efficient energy that is more focused and powerful. When I teach tai chi and chi gung classes I always start by doing one body part and then raising the awareness of the students to the differeence between the open side that was moving and the 'heavy' or more dense side that was their natural state and I add, "even a little exercise will make a big difference in your state of being and the quality of your day".
BTW, if you know of any taichi classes in your area, check to see if they are on http://www.taichiclasses.net and if not, they can get a free listing – also it can be used to find or search classes in your area.