This is the first of a series of articles that will pertain to, amongst other relative issues, Health & Fitness. I’d like to begin by saying that, if words were not just utterances or fancy combinations of various pitched sounds artfully choreographed for the representation of communicative exchange for humankind, then, let me say that Health and Fitness, due to their “synonymous” relationship, would form the perfect marriage.
Although no one sets out to deliberately find ways to be unhealthy or unfit. Many have and will, however inadvertently, take such a path. Even if such steps seem deliberate it is merely a false illusion. To embrace the wondrous journey of Health and Fitness requires a fairly well-balanced mental disposition. Now before I hand over to you my take, from personal experience and much research, I’d like to paraphrase something I’ve heard, and maybe you have as well, many times before. “Look at them, they’re in great shape and, they don’t work out or watch what they eat.” No matter how much that statement may appear as true (whatever level of truth it may encompass) IT’S FLAWED, and here’s why. We’ve all inherited our physical state from the genes of our predecessors -parents, grandparents, etc., etc. I’m going to exclude environmental/fast food influences for now. Whether “exo’ endo’, or mesomorph”, you were dealt one of the three along with behavioral traits.
So, the next time you see someone who ” appears to be doing nothing to obtain a great figure”, remember this: They inherited that which has been passed onto them. The road to Health and Fitness is preceded by a mental state of determination and goal-directed thinking. Good health, cognitively speaking, is preceded by clear, rational, and non-self-centered thinking. What comes from positive thinking is the neurophysiological “building blocks” for the making and maintenance of one’s health. Blood. Nothing holds up the “report card” of health better than blood.
Your blood screams out what’s going on with every part of you. Too much sugar- it will show up. Too much salt- ditto. The conditions of your organs, to a degree, a blood test will tell. So, regarding your health get diagnostically checked out by having a simple blood test for starters.
By doing so you will not be in the dark but have well illuminated and factual information to work with to get you on your personal road to Fitness. Now let’s take a close up of fitness. Have you ever gone to a gym and worked out? There’s no place that’s more exhibitionistic, voyeuristic, and fetishistic than the gym. Kinesiology 101: Understanding Muscles. By just having a basic understanding of muscles (how and why they work the way they do) gives you an edge over those who blindly pull cables and unthinkingly curl dumbbells. Plan the day before what and why and how why you will do what you’ve outlined. Visualization. Visualization is a very powerful mental medicine. To achieve you must first believe. Set realistic goals and, upon achieving them congratulate yourself by creating a quote that reflects what you did to achieve it. Compete hard but only against self. Human beings are divided in every sense of the word. Compete hard by striving to unify the disharmony in yourself. And last, Love more and avoid searching for reasons to hate.
Thank you. Aka Dr. MEIME.
