Practitioner's Blog - For Your Health
May
1
2013
On April 28th, 2013 the City of St. Petersburg hosted the 30th Annual St. Anthony’s Triathlon. Hundreds of professional triathletes and age groupers from all over the world gathered in Downtown St. Pete to swim 1 mile, bike 25 miles, and run 6.2 miles. The winner completed all three events, a total of 32 miles, in less than two hours. The average competitor took about 4 hours. These athletes stayed in constant motion, at a significant rate of exertion for four hours. One of our i spa Health Studio team members remarked “I can’t even sit and watch a movie for four hours.” Certainly, staying active that long and at that level of effort is quite an achievement. It brings to mind the words of Isaac Newton: Bodies in Motion Tend to Stay in Motion. What we do advocate, is the concept of being active. There have been many advances in the field of physics since Newton pronounced his apple inspired Laws of Physics. And to our knowledge, he wasn’t a triathlete. Still, good ol’ Isaac had a point. It’s a lot easier to stay in motion once you are in motion. It’s those first steps from “being at rest” to “being in motion” that often feel overwhelming. It is fairly common knowledge that 30 minutes of exercise at least three times per week can improve your health and add to your overall wellness. Whether you walk, run, cycle, swim… or perhaps waddle, paddle, or Zumba, the key is get moving. To shake off the gravitational pull and reach a sustainable orbit of activity. If you boost your three times a week routine to 30 minutes of exercise a day, you break into a level of activity that goes from maintenance into weight loss. According to an article on WebMD.com a new study shows that 30 minutes of exercise a day can help overweight adults lose weight. While consecutive motion is ideal for improving endurance and heart health, some sources say that you can achieve results even if you break up these 30 minutes into three 10 minute periods of activity. It’s as simple as waking up 10 minutes earlier, using 10 minutes of your lunch, and finding 10 minutes in the evening. A favorite story came from Reader’s Digest years ago. During a particularly brutal winter, a resident of some northern state found it unpleasantly cool in his bedroom at night. Not wanting to increase his utility bill by warming the whole house (and apparently never having heard of an electric blanket) he chose to run in place for about 5 minutes before bed. He found that he warmed up just enough and to his surprise, after a month of doing this, he lost 5 pounds. Now that may not be typical results for everyone, but it goes to show that when you get moving, good things happen. Have you been thinking about getting more active? What is stopping you? The couch can have a strong gravitational force, but once you break through you will reap many benefits. Even mild exercise can reduce stress, boost energy, and improve overall health. If you are having trouble making the transition from “at rest” to “in motion” here are some tips to get you going:
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The goal of each practitioner within i spa Health Studio is to aid you in your journey to health and wellness. We offer acupuncture, massage therapy, psychology, weight loss programs and facial skin care services. Our wellness center is located in Largo, FL, and is convenient to the Tampa Bay area including Clearwater, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. |