I have made it no secret throughout my writings and interviews that I struggle with proper eating. I have grown to love it... most of the time. But I am still human and I still have work everyday at disciplining myself and making the correct choices when it comes to eating.
Where my true love and passion comes in, is fitness training. I could probably live at my gym if they would let me. I could camp out near the StairMill? However I know a lot of my readers and friends struggle with it. You're tired, you have worked hard all day, you want to come home and watch a movie, and be lazy, etc. I have heard all the excuses. I wish I could pour my love of exercise into everyone, but it just isn't that easy. Thus today I am going to share 5 reason why I am crazy about exercise and they have nothing to do with looks. I hope in turn this can contribute to giving you a little extra motivation for your work out tonight... and for the rest of the week.... and for the rest of your life!
Learning to believe in myself -
Exercising is hard. Why do you think so much of the world is out of shape and obese? Training can be tough and a lot of people are too lazy to endure it. But if you push yourself, set goals, and overtime strengthen and discipline yourself to stay with it, you will be amazed at the changes that occur in you. This new found confidence can lead to the self assurance you need in doing well in school, your career, relationships, or anything. Exercising and seeing my body go through such dramatic changes and strengthen significantly has given the confidence to try harder at anything I do.Great Health-
I can't rave enough about this benefit of exercise. Coincidentally, great health can save you lots of money. When I was 19 years old and I went to the doctor weighing 274 pounds, my metabolism wasn't very high, I had high blood pressure, almost morbidly overweight, the doctor needed to run tests on my thyroid, and my moods were up and down a lot. To say the least, my physical was not very good. If I were graded, I probably would have been issued the embarrassingly low grade of a D-. Well, decided to change my life, lose 100 pounds, and get myself healthy. I went to the doctor on June 20th, 2011 for a physical and not only is my metabolism above normal, but my blood pressure, cholesterol, thyroid, and blood cells are all normal, happy, healthy, and functioning properly. You can't ask for better news! Keeping yourself healthy not only assists in prolonging the years of your life, but promotes the prevention so many different diseases.Exercise helps fight depression -
Instead of taking a pill everyday, try exercise. Now true, there are chemicals in the brain that may not be functioning correctly and need the assistance of medicine to make everything balance out, but a lot of times if you just feel sad, try exercising. I battled with depression on and off my entire life, and when I started exercising regularly, it help dramatically with my mood. There is a scientific element behind it as well; exercise releases endorphins, a "feel good" chemical in your brain.More energy throughout the day -
I know a lot of people out there are just like me and feel like they always have something they need to do. Do you ever find yourself saying "there just isn't enough time in the day?". I tell myself that often. Between a full time job, a big cute fluffy cat, an apartment, friends, blog, gym, meal prepping -- I feel like I am constantly on the go. Some of you may even have kids or a spouse to add in that mix! Exercising has given me the ability to feel like superwoman sometimes! My metabolism is up and kicking, my body is strong, and I feel like I have enough energy to get everything I need to get done. You may think that if you exercise all of your energy will be gone and at first, you may experience this a little, but give yourself time to build strength and you will love exactly how much energy exercise will give you.Better Sleep-
This may be the 5th reason on my blog, but it is certainly not least. People tend to forget, or perhaps ignore at just how important sleep is. I believe that all of the reasons I have listed on this blog entry today compliment with sleep. If you do not get enough sleep, you will probably be more cranky and ill throughout the day, maybe that can lead to depression? If you do not get enough sleep, you will not have enough energy to get everything accomplished that you need too. If you do not get enough sleep, your health will decline. Do you see where I am going with this? All of these reasons have sleep at their foundation. Exercise can help you sleep better. It really helps me sleep better; when my head hits the pillow at night I fall asleep fast and stay asleep. When I come home after working all day, fitness training, doing things at the apartment, my body tingles when I get in bed. It is ready to rest and repair so I can start a brand new tomorrow.
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