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Exercise/Workout Tips From Not So Amateur!

All right, here we go, first let me establish my credibility to give these tips. I have been continuously performing either workout or yoga or meditation on an average of 2 to 3 times a week for the last 12 years. During these years I have meddled with various forms of workouts, yoga and meditation. Right now my passion is to roller blade, walk on thread mill and learn to swim. I think this introduction is good enough to convince you that this post is worth reading.

Now, lets get down to the workout tips part of the post. Exercising regularly is still a highly challenging task for many individuals; you may probably be one among them. The tips that I am writing here will help you to explore the world of exercise.

1. Create A Philosophical Motivation For Yourself.
2. Exercise the Meditation Way to Double Your Efficiency.
3. Persist the Yoga Way to Double Your Efficiency.
4. Power of Warm Up.

1. Create A Philosophical Motivation For Yourself:

   For many people grabbing that shoes and getting out to gym or trail is the biggest challenge. The best way to conquer this challenge is by creating a health philosophy that acts as a motivation for you. Quite early in my life, I have set a health philosophy for my self, that is:

   ‘I should never go to a doctor to get treated for the health complications that arise as a result of not getting enough exercise and bad eating habits.’

   This philosophy has been a great motivator for me and has been acting as a great catalyst. Even in situations where my body is longing to enjoy the bliss of being a couch potato, my brain will process my philosophy and will kick in the energy required to grab shoes and venture out.

   So, my first tip is that your MUST create a health philosophy for yourself and use it as a motivator to exercise regularly.

   
   

2. Exercise the Meditation Way to Double Your Efficiency:

   I am sure everybody who is reading this post must have done jogging. When you do jogging you must have observed that you get tired and start gasping with in no time. However, when you observe a seasoned jogger, they may seem to be gasping but they continue to jog for a longer periods of time. According to my experience, the one most important differentiator is the ability to control the breath. If you have ever done meditation, you know that one of the most important things that you concentrate on is your breath (pranayama). You will try to concentrate on the duration of breath and amount of air that you breath in and breath out. You try to manger the breath based on the feedback from the body and mind. By applying the meditation technique of breath control while jogging or working out you will be able to experience a significant increase in your efficiency.

   While doing aerobic exercises like jogging, running, cycling, etc., instead of concentrating on your body, try concentrating on controlling the breath. Try to breath in and breath out slowly and rhythmically just as you do while doing meditation. You will realize that you will be much less tired and so will be able to go longer distances.

   While performing anaerobic like weight lifting, bench press, push ups, squats, etc instead of using the strength of your muscles to lift weights, use the power of air that you breath in and breath out to lift the weights. You will notice that your efficiency increases exponentially with in seconds. You can try and figure out the right way for you to use the power of breath to lift weights.

   So, my second tip is that you should feel and treat an exercise regimen as a pure meditation session. Combine the meditation’s breath control technique while working out to increase your efficiency and enjoy your workouts. Treating exercise as a meditation and may also give the benefits that you get when you do the regular meditation.

   
   

3. Persist the Yoga Way to Double Your Efficiency:

   Yoga is an ancient Indian form of exercise that is extensively adopted in western countries lately. Yoga style of workout is based on certain number of yoga poses. In each pose, one has to sit/stand for a prolonged period of time to accomplish the desired results. This prolongation needs a lot of physical balance, mental strength and endurance. If one can learn to apply these qualities towards their regular regimen one can increase their efficiency exponentially.

   So, my third tip is that you should treat an exercise regimen as a yoga session. Remember the will power that you use to endure in a yoga session and apply the same technique to endure through the workout session. This will increase your efficiency and make you feel fulfilled at the end of the workout session.

   
   

4. Power of Warm Up:

   Why is it so important to warm up before any kind of exercise? Let me give you an example. You were watching a romantic movie in fully packed theater and suddenly somebody shouted that there is a bomb in the theater that will explode in the next 10 seconds. What do you observe the next moment? There will be total chaos in the theater, people will go crazy and you never know how many people are going get injured and few of them may also die.
   Well, if you start exercising without warm up, your body system will experience a sudden bomb scare and will go crazy. In that craziness, it ends up injuring various muscles, bones and even organs. However, when you go through the process of warm up, your body knows what to expect and it will prepare all its faculties for the challenge. A prepared mind or body is very powerful and effective than an unprepared one.

   So, my tip number four is that you should prepare your body for the exercise by warming it up.

That’s all I can tell you based on my experience. I hope the above simple tips will help you to motivate yourself towards having happy and active exercise regimens.