You are built, designed, created to move.
Every element of your body’s structure and programming is engineered for you to be able to fulfil every action and task you could ever need or imagine doing.
From the involuntary beat of your heart and expansion of your lungs, to the elephantine memory of your muscles that have taken in your every habit and the never ending capacity of every neuron, cell and fibre to adapt to any dream or challenge. You are completely equipped with all you will ever need to achieve anything you want to.
But…it really is a case of use it or lose it. The less you work your muscles and organs the less capable they are at doing their job. And no doubt in today’s World of demanding careers, social and family life, it’s easy to convince yourself there is not enough time in the day to fit in exercise.
In the ‘Reshape Your Body’ section in my book I explain the best ways to make regular exercise part of your life, the secrets to getting results in the least amount of time and to inspire you to feel that moving your body is such an essential benefit to your mental and physical wellbeing, that you literally cannot live without it.
One of the things I always teach is how important it is to measure your workouts. Whether you’re doing yoga, going for a run, doing weight training or practicing martial arts, always make sure that you’re measuring your workouts and that each workout you do is an attempt to beat your previous workout.
For example:
- If you’re doing a yoga class, take note of your flexibility and push yourself further each time.
- If you’re doing weight training, write down what weights you use and then try to increase it every time you work out.
- If you’re running in the park, time yourself how long it takes to run from one tree to the next and then work on improving that time.
The reason why this is VERY important is that our bodies adapt. If you do the same workout or exercises over and over again your body WILL NOT change. That’s why we as humans can live in freezing conditions or in the desert. Sure, when we are new to these conditions it is extremely uncomfortable, but after a week, or a month our bodies adapt to the stress/surroundings and then it seems effortless. This is the same for exercise. When we exercise we put our bodies under stress. To cope with this stress the body will become stronger and leaner, but once it’s adapted itself to cope with the stress the stress then needs to be increased in order for the body to keep changing and sculpting.
If you ask any of my clients they’ll tell you how I always remind them that… “the pain is the chisel!”
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