Characteristics to Quality Fitness

"A fit body, calm mind, is a house for the soul."

I am here to present you with a few characteristics that has the potential to elevate you into a quality of health you desire to reach.

I found it beneficial to understand what's going on, in the body. As you know, we house hormones and those are the communicators of your body; something like emotions. There's an important hormone by the name of corti(sol), this is the hormone who screams "you are stressed". Allowing yourself to thrive through physical activity promotes resilience to focus on your growth in every plane of existence.

Here are the 12 characteristic that can provide quality to your plan toward better health:

1. Create space to allow yourself to feel prepared and enthusiastic about your workout. This could be a jam-session or even the consumption of a pre-workout drink.

2. Well-planned activities create range for intentional learning. If you know what you want work on, you can pick exercises best aligned to your vision.

3. Incorporate assessment periods for evaluation of growth. Things like adding extra weight on certain days could be helpful, or aiming to run at a faster pace.

4. Allow rest periods to ensure your personal success, and learning are constantly increasing. "Too much consistency" can lead to stagnation or boredom

5. Participate in activities that match your stage of development. Don't be afraid to start small, accept where you are and push for greater. The goal is a lifestyle change, not just results.

6. Consider your belief around exercise. Are you doing it because you FEEL like you need to, or do you BELIEVE this piece of your day provides you PEACE?

7. Ensure you follow safety measures per exercise. One mistake can have you in therapy trying to correct a whole new situation.

8. Use equipment to keep the workout spontaneous. (dumbbells, jump ropes, medicine balls etc)

9. Record your progress. (Highly recommend pictures versus the scale, however both reflect your progress)

10. Know your target area. Set a vision for the body you wish to obtain, and it shall keep you motivated on those days you are not as excited to psuh forward.

11. Understand about 20minutes to an hour is enough play time. The more intense your workout is, the more sweat you'll release. 3-5 times per week is suggested but is also dependent upon the intensity of your planned workout.

12. Join a fitness group, or consider it, for growth opportunities outside your fixed plan

What are the benefits to making exercise a part of your life?

Regular exercise improves concentration, memory and behavior; even a five minute walk can elevate your mood and desire to eat. Studies show individuals who intentional exercise possess higher GPAs and accelerate graduation rates. This willingness to exercise allows one to better understand time management through the active skills of time blocking and prioritizing.

But, back to the facts of cortisol. When this hormone is present it lessens the stimulation of gray matter in your body. Gray matter is the coating on your brain and within you spinal cord, and it serves as the communicative processor throughout the individual. This cortisol can be dangerous when out of balance. If your body is consumed with cortisol, your sleep patterns can become out of rhythm. The lack of quality rest, results in your knowledge not transforming into long-term memories. Which means, tiny facts are not being stored. REM sleeping, occurs 2 hours into rest, and is the space where long-term memory is expanded. Lastly, the best fighter for stress are cardio exercises, things like running or HIIT(mountain climbers, high knees and such)

Effective Workout looks like:

> 5-10 minute Dynamic stretch, this provides the body the space to warm-up for workout. Exercises include, but aren't limited to: high kicks or lunges with a twist. Things like this work range of motion and prep the heart for its task at hand. It's best to either set an amount of reps or time interval toward completion

> The 20-60 minute workout, this is the work of strength and conditioning. Activities such as weight training and cardio build the endurance of the body and heart space.

> The cool down, or Static stretching provides the body a period of relaxation. Stretching body parts like the hamstrings and triceps allow your body to release the tension built from your workout. This is also known to test your flexibility and is normally stationary when in pursuit.

And that my friends, is the formula to a knew lifestyle.

Thank you!!

Good luck on your journey (: