New year, new you! Many of us sit and wonder how we can change our exercise and diet habits to become a healthier and fitter person. This also is not limited to the body, as a clean mind is crucial for our overall wellbeing too!
Adapt an exercise plan for youEveryone has their ‘top routine’ or ‘best routine’ that is bound to work every time. Well, this is not the case for everyone. A highly regimented exercise routine may not suit a working mother or a mother in the first place who needs to care for the children. It may not take into account personal conditions or situations which do not affect the person recommending the routine. Why not try a gym?
Using Your Senses as you ExerciseThis is another great tip to get the most of the workout you do already, but adding another element of mindfulness into the mix. An example of how you could use this method in your normal routine is your morning run in the park. Are you playing music through your headphones? Are you just focussed on the end goal of when you finish or where the next bench is? That is perfectly normal, as we all have those same thoughts. But, image that same run, but you really turn into the noises around you. The morning birds tweeting in the trees. The wind blowing through the hanging branches of the trees around you, and the noise of the rhythmic thud and gravel noise when your feet touch the ground every couple seconds. Although it sounds really basic and simple, firstly, it is! But at the same time, you will find again like the breathing techniques, you will slow down and really take in your environment, and get so much more satisfaction from your workout.
Practice YogaYoga can be a great way to mix both physical exercises with the power of mindfulness with one simple practice. Although it is not common knowledge, yoga is not just one fixed practice. There are multiple versions, like Hatha Yoga, and Vinyasa yoga. Both of them offer their own benefits and their own way of mixing mindfulness into a physiological method. That is a good question. It totally depends on what you are looking to get out of hot yoga. Both of these versions of the practice are based on different philosophies and laws of what the different moves mean and can do to our bodies.You would be surprised at how much yoga can help your body. It can stretch and make you more subtle. It will tone your muscles and also the atmosphere will make you and keep you relaxed, which is great for your mindfulness and mental wellbeing as well as your body!
So, whether you are a mum dealing with the children, or a single business person working every day in the city, there is a health plan for everyone! Adapting it around you and your day and your daily routine is much easier than you think, so don’t wait for tomorrow, go for it today!
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