Do I Need A Health And Fitness Routine?

Health and fitness are particular concerns of mine. Not that I’m obsessed with ‘fitness’ in the way it has been commercialized, but I do believe in keeping body, mind and soul fit. Sometimes with all the best intentions in the world, fitness becomes a wish not a way of life.

The stresses of life, especially a high stressed job with crazy schedules that does not allow for strict routines, can wreak havoc on your health. I know that from personal experience. However, I tend to go through periods of highs and lows. I’ve been in the lows for the past 3 months. Now the dreadful thing about lows, is that it is terrible trying to climb back into a routine.

When trying to get started again, its just crazy how the mind might be ready and the body is not budging. Or mind and body ready, but your job takes up the most productive times. More stress that! So what to do? Well I’ve sent out distress signals to my friends online and offline. I’m taking suggestions from which I’ll select the best routine for my present lifestyle. I need to do this as a matter of urgency as I’ve begun preparation for major lifestyle changes and moves that will bring on additional stress. I definitely need a health and fitness routine.

Moreover, the routine I am after must be holistic. I am after spiritual, mental/emotional and physical improvements here. I believe deep wholistic changes gives the most lasting benefits. I’m not into superficial cosmetic changes. And I don’t need to build a body just to look like Veronica Campbel-Brown either. She looks good doesn’t she!!..ok I’m straying. Physical changes in terms of building a bigger body (in my case) is not what I am after.

While I don’t believe I need to look like Veronica in the photo above, I definitely could use her stamina and that is both mental as well as physical. Therefore, I’m searching for the ‘right’ health and fitness routine for my body type, and for my present high stressed lifestyle as well. And I’m looking for something to fit within this framework for the next 6 months. I’ll need to develop something new after that, to fit the upcoming changes as well.

So onward I go in my quest. I’ll be scouring the net for just the right thing or someone pointing me to the right thing. Chances are, I’ll have to cut and paste to suit my particularities anyway but at least its a start. I’ll record my progress.

More to come..