Fitness can be Fun
Posted by Hannes Dreyer
Hannes Dreyer
Dr Hannes Dreyer is one of the world's leading authorities in Wealth Creation. A
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on Tuesday, 23 February 2010
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What with the consumer age upon us is it that more and more people are seeing keeping in shape as a chore? There is no reason why staying fit should not be fun but most of us end up neglecting staying in shape because we use excuses like it is time consuming or boring. The truth is that this is simply our way of making excuses and neglecting our health as it is easy to make staying in shape fun.
What with the consumer age upon us is it that more and more people are seeing keeping in shape as a chore? There is no reason why staying fit should not be fun but most of us end up neglecting staying in shape because we use excuses like it is time consuming or boring. The truth is that this is simply our way of making excuses and neglecting our health as it is easy to make staying in shape fun.
After a hard day at the office the last thing most of us want to do is follow a vigorous training program so as to stay fit and will do anything to just get home and flop down in front of the television. What we are forgetting here is that your state of health is just as important as all of the other areas of your life and allowing oneself to get out of shape will have a negative impact on all of these areas as well.
As I explain to my students on my Master Key Program, you have seven areas in your life, being:
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Spiritual
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Mental
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Physical
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Financial
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Vocational
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Family
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Social
The fact of the matter is that when you do not have all of these seven areas of your life working in harmony and complimenting one another, you will automatically cause an imbalance which will have negative effects on all of the other areas of your life.
So keeping oneself in shape is essential for a life of well being and abundance. Maybe you just need to find ways of making your exercise fun so that it does not seem like a chore to do. Here are a couple of fun ways by which you can begin to get the exercise which you need without even realizing that you are actually exercising.
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Get out and about – Try to go for a ride on a bicycle, rollerblades and skateboard or even simply on your feet, but get out a bit. Try to do this on a daily basis and enjoy the fresh air and scenery around you. Take this time to relax and just enjoy the time outside, simply by doing this you will be improving your circulation and exercising your body at the same time.
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Skipping – Skipping rope is great exercise and can be a lot of fun and very invigorating. Doing this will not take a lot of your time but will burn a lot of calories and once again get the circulation in your body going very quickly.
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Get into the garden – Not only is this a very relaxing and therapeutic past time but while you are gardening you are focusing more on the plants and what you are doing and don’t even realize that you are actually doing a very effective workout. The other great side to it is that you get to see the product of your work begin to grow and flourish before you.
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Dance yourself into shape – Dancing is a very fun and effective way for you to get into shape, you might want to sign up for a dance class or just let go in the comfort of your own home, but when you are dancing, you are moving and this is a great form of exercise.
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Go for a swim – Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise which there are and by this I do not mean you should get in the pool and do rigorous lap routines, just enjoy a swim and having fun in the pool, while you are doing this you will be exercising almost every muscle group in the body without even realizing it.
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Play hula hoop – By trying to master the hula hoop on every part of your body you will be giving yourself a very good workout while still having fun, let the child in you out and just enjoy a good hula hoop session.
These are but a few suggestions of ways by which you can make getting in shape fun and do the exercise which you need without even realizing it. Remember one thing, your health is one of the most important things in your life and by neglecting your health you will be depriving all of the other areas of your life of a vital component which they all need called energy.
It is always easier to get yourself to do something when you consider it to be fun, so try to make staying in shape a fun part of your daily routine. By reading these ideas you will automatically be able to see potential other ways which might be fun for you to stay in shape and if you would like to perhaps let me know of a few of them, I would really appreciate it.
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