Healthy B.P.M.

Are you ready to lace up those sneaks and get busy? Here’s your fitness plan.

Fitness

Make sure that you exercise no less than 5 times a week. Increase the intensity of the exercise by adding intervals whenever possible. Intervals are shorts burst of activity that are more challenging for at least one minute. On that proverbial energy scale of 1-10 you should be at least an 8 during an interval. Always start with a 5-10 minute warm up before beginning intervals. After the warm up, if you’re walking, jog or walk faster for the interval. On a stationary bike increase the resistance or pedal faster. Cool down for another 5 minutes and then stretch. Interval training is most effective if done for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Progressives resistance training is the second part of the fitness plan. Resistance training whether with bands, free weights, machines or bodyweight is the key to reshaping your body and increasing bone density. Progressive resistance means you will gradually increase the load either by using heavier weights, adding more sets, reps or all three. If you keep doing the same old routine, you won’t see the changes you want. Trust me on this.

Wellness is the third part of the equation. How you think and feel about yourself, your goals and the possibility of reaching them is a telltale sign of what’s to come. Did you know that everything in this world is made up of energy including us. Other people pick up on your energy. If it’s positive you’ll attract positive people into your life. If you have negative energy, you’ll attract negative people and negative situations into your life. Not getting what you want? Chances are you’re sending out the wrong energy. Negative energy attracts negative situations. Positive energy attracts positive situations. This isn’t a bunch of new age mumbo jumbo, this is true stuff. Just what is your energy? Your energy is based on your thoughts and beliefs. Your subconscious mind picks up on your thoughts and beliefs and creates situations that correspond to them. Other people pick up your energy on a subconscious level. Ever felt coldness when someone walked into a room. That’s negative energy or bad vibes.

If you constantly think of the worst, have a woe is me attitude, don’t believe that you can achieve your goals, constantly complain, and regularly put others down, you’ve developed a negative attitude. The situations that you end up attracting based on your negative energy will only make your life miserable and even more difficult for you to achieve your goals and create the changes that you want. At the same time you’ll repel positive people and positive situations. How do you turn things around? Change the way you see things to help change your energy so that you begin to attracting what you want. I think this a good spot to end on today. Check back tomorrow for the last segment. And remember, happy thoughts!!