Many of us have some improvements that we’d like to make in our lives - career, relationship, health, spiritual. The question is – where should you begin? My suggestion is that you begin with your physical body. Improving your level of fitness and/or diet will produce some positive results in the long run. This is because by improving your level of fitness and diet you will have a lot more extra energy available to you everyday. This will result in more energy to invest in your career, relationships, mental, and spiritual development.
It’s been said that people spend their first 50 years trading their health for wealth, and then they spend the next 50 years trading their wealth for health. This is not a trade that we should make at all.
A fact is that you take your body with you wherever you go. If you are overweight then you carry around that excess weight with you at all times. Now an extra 7kg may not seem like much, but if you carry around an extra 7kg dumbbell all day long, you will soon see that it feels exhausting and tires you out much faster. 7kg of excess fat weighs the same as a 7kg dumbbell, and carrying it around all day will definitely feel burdensome and drain your energy.
I remember the times in my life when I kept to a strict exercise routine and watched my diet. I was able to think clearer and could concentrate for much longer periods without getting tired because I had a lot more energy. One of the many advantages of exercise is that it provides an increase in blood flow, which helps oxygenate the body, especially the brain. Another key benefit of improving your body is that you will see the physical results within a short space of time if you are consistent with your routine. This is very satisfying and an important motivating factor. Loss of fitness appears gradually and you will hardly notice it. If you eat poorly and don’t exercise, you will pay the consequences.
I have read many stories and know about many people who have transformed their lives for the better – and physical fitness and diet was almost always a significant component from the beginning.
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