Health > CGI Healthy Life | By CGI Holistic Wellness Center
When you feel lazy and find yourself choosing a comfortable couch and blanket over your running shoes, just think of how hard you worked out over the summer to stay in shape and to take care of your health. It is too much to sacrifice the great result of your hard work for a temporary comfort and pleasure over the winter.
Happy New Year! I wish you good
health and happiness in 2015. Now it feels like winter, here in New Jersey.
Until this past Monday, the temperature did not fall below 32 degrees
Fahrenheit, which is the freezing point. The colder the weather gets, the less
active people become; this pattern definitely affects their exercise routine. When you feel lazy and find yourself
choosing a comfortable couch and blanket over your running shoes, just think of
how hard you worked out over the summer to stay in shape and to take care of
your health. It is too much to sacrifice the great result of your hard work for
a temporary comfort and pleasure over the winter.
There are many benefits to winter
exercise; some are obvious and others are not. Nevertheless, they are profound.
They are:
1. Overcome SAD (Seasonal affective
disorder)
All of these are vital for your
health especially when the weather is cold. When your body is cold, your
immunity gets low and consequently, your body is more prone to getting
sick. Then how should we exercise during this winter season? There are
plenty of ways to keep pace with your regular exercise. Just need to make a
simple modification.
First, consider working out indoors
if you do not want to be outside. Swimming is a great winter exercise option
for both cardio and muscular exercises. . If you want the full scale of
exercise, do not hesitate to join a gym. You can also join a gym that has a
good swimming facility. Alternately, work out at home when you are not swimming
or at the gym. There are a lot of home fitness options – DvDs, online fitness
sessions, and even video games. Some of these require little to no exercise
equipment, which is great.
Second, try an in-class exercise such
as Yoga, Tai-chi or Ki-going. These martial arts and exercises are excellent
choices for your fitness and overall health. They help you to open up blockages
in your blood vessels and energy channels, and they promote good blood
circulation to boost your immune system. Since it will be mostly group
exercises, others will motivate you to work out. They are also not extreme
fitness routines, which reduces the risk of exercise injuries. Do you think
they are too mild for you? Give it a try! You will definitely see why they are
so effective for your fitness and health.
Lastly, if you absolutely want to and
have to exercise outside, do it. Don’t stay home watching TV and feeling
miserable all day. Warm up inside and make sure to wear layers of clothes to
control your body temperature.
During the winter, your body needs
more energy to maintain your body temperature. To help with this, eat a good
amount of food and make sure that you drink enough water.
If you need further help in improving
your fitness routine and health during the winter or want to get an evaluation
of your overall wellness, do not hesitate to contact CGI for a consultation.
Happy New Year! I wish you good
health and happiness in 2015. Now it feels like winter, here in New Jersey.
Until this past Monday, the temperature did not fall below 32 degrees
Fahrenheit, which is the freezing point. The colder the weather gets, the less
active people become; this pattern definitely affects their exercise routine. When you feel lazy and find yourself
choosing a comfortable couch and blanket over your running shoes, just think of
how hard you worked out over the summer to stay in shape and to take care of
your health. It is too much to sacrifice the great result of your hard work for
a temporary comfort and pleasure over the winter.
There are many benefits to winter
exercise; some are obvious and others are not. Nevertheless, they are profound.
They are:
1. Overcome SAD (Seasonal affective
disorder)
2. Improved Detoxification
3. Improved Immune system
4. Reduced Stress level and boosted
energy
5. Weight Loss
All of these are vital for your
health especially when the weather is cold. When your body is cold, your
immunity gets low and consequently, your body is more prone to getting
sick. Then how should we exercise during this winter season? There are
plenty of ways to keep pace with your regular exercise. Just need to make a
simple modification.
First, consider working out indoors
if you do not want to be outside. Swimming is a great winter exercise option
for both cardio and muscular exercises. . If you want the full scale of
exercise, do not hesitate to join a gym. You can also join a gym that has a
good swimming facility. Alternately, work out at home when you are not swimming
or at the gym. There are a lot of home fitness options – DvDs, online fitness
sessions, and even video games. Some of these require little to no exercise
equipment, which is great.
Second, try an in-class exercise such
as Yoga, Tai-chi or Ki-going. These martial arts and exercises are excellent
choices for your fitness and overall health. They help you to open up blockages
in your blood vessels and energy channels, and they promote good blood
circulation to boost your immune system. Since it will be mostly group
exercises, others will motivate you to work out. They are also not extreme
fitness routines, which reduces the risk of exercise injuries. Do you think
they are too mild for you? Give it a try! You will definitely see why they are
so effective for your fitness and health.
Lastly, if you absolutely want to and
have to exercise outside, do it. Don’t stay home watching TV and feeling
miserable all day. Warm up inside and make sure to wear layers of clothes to
control your body temperature.
During the winter, your body needs
more energy to maintain your body temperature. To help with this, eat a good
amount of food and make sure that you drink enough water.
If you need further help in improving
your fitness routine and health during the winter or want to get an evaluation
of your overall wellness, do not hesitate to contact CGI for a consultation.
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