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Strong Body, Strong Mind

I was speaking with a neighbor recently who started running at 35 years of age.  She’s in her early 40’s now and looks like a gazelle as she runs down the street.  She inspires me.

A friend of mine who is in her mid 50’s does jazzercise 5 times/week.   She shared that she loves it more for what it does for her mood than anything else.

I personally have always loved weight training.  When my body feels strong, my mind feels strong.  Even when I go through a patch of being off my game and not working out regularly, the minute I step into the gym I feel so much better.

Feeling strong comes from within.  When you move your body and increase your muscle strength the result is:

  • Stable blood sugar and insulin levels
  • An increase of feel good hormones and neurotransmitters such as endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, glutamate and GABA
  • An increase in your brains ability to adapt & grow new brain cells

So find something or someone that inspires you and make a commitment to challenge your body physically.  Afterward take a breath and ask yourself, how does that make me feel?

Feel that strong body and strong mind and do it all over again.