Motivation

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The literature available abundantly in public domain / online, unambiguously talks about well-being associated with physical exercise. The following lists a few of them. Let us motivate ourselves and get started, if not done that yet.

Benefit of exercise:

•        Improved cardio-respiratory function

•        More efficient metabolism

•        Improved body composition

•        Improved immune function and wellness over life span

•        Increased energy and stamina, endurance, strength

•        Improved sleep

•        Vigor for tasks of daily living

•        Decreased risk of injury

•        Improved self image

Long term effects:

•        Increased cognitive functioning – alertness, learning, memory and ability to manage stress

•        Risk of heart disease and heart attack significantly reduced

•        Decreased body fat

•        Reduced risk of colon cancer and other forms of cancer

•        Insulin sensitivity remains constant or improves, helping to prevent Type-2 diabetes

•        Reduced risk of low-back pain, injuries, osteoporosis

•        Lower resting blood pressure, reduced platelet stickiness which is a factor of coronary heart disease

•        Higher level of good cholesterol (HDL) and lower level of bad cholesterol (LDL)

We should be careful about mental road-blocks which may try to deceive us in our journey towards health and fitness. Few of these, as given in the literature, are given below. We shall overcome them by motivating each other.

•        “I don’t have time.”

•        “I’m too tired.”

•        “I don’t like to sweat.”

•        “I don’t know what to do specifically.”

•        “I don’t want to.”

•        “I’m afraid I’ll hurt myself.”

•        “It’s boring.”

•        “I can’t stay motivated.”

•        “It is not important.”

•        “I cannot wake up early in the morning.”