Everything starts with a good attitude, and that is a good start, but you need to be committed to optimizing your health. Health is far more than simply just working out and getting in shape. To be in the best health there are a number of things that you can do. Most of these things will allow you to be more effective at what is most important to you. Over the past year I have been learning more about high performance. Physiology is a major part of being your best. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The world belongs to the energetic.” Now let’s see how we can all be more energetic.
There are 6 areas that we can change to increase our energy for everything we do. Most of these things we do, but often do not really focus nor fully engage them. First, our breathing and how we take in oxygen is crucial to health. Most of us take this for granted. There are many simple techniques that you can do today that will immediately give you a charge.
“A healthy attitude is contagious, don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
First, the way we started life is breathing with our diaphragm, but then we stopped. Therefore, it is simply about relearning how to breathe fully with both of your lungs. Breathing in with your nose, expanding your belly as you fill up the bottom of your lungs on up, the exhaling fully with your mouth will better oxygenate your body. Another very easy way to invigorate your body is to simply bounce up and down while you breathe deeply…how simple is that!
Second, drink more clean water. We should be drinking 4-6 liters of water every day. If you are training and sweating that amount goes up. We are made up mostly of water , so we need to re-hydrate with water. Many people drink any number of different types of drinks and less of what they really need, plain water. This is about as easy as it gets.
Third, unless you are seriously training you should eat 2-4 meals per day. One of the reasons America has a growing obesity problem is the amount and kind of food people consume. The average person should eat more greens, veggies, fruits, but less meat and carbs. Eat less things out of boxes and cans and more things you can grow and grill. Simply put, eat real food as much as you can. Next, keep the One Plate Rule. The amount of food you eat should fit on one plate and at one level. Eat better, cleaner and less.
To be Continued….
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