Late 20's certainly are interesting years.
Not only are you finished university, but you're probably steaming ahead with your mind focused on career advancement. The body is still relatively young, so it works without any glitches; except!
There may be a few signals that your body is sending you that you can't afford to ignore. Perhaps it's something that seems insignificant, like a bit of weight gain that's evidenced by a newly acquired doughy midsection. Maybe you've developed this nagging pain between the shoulder blades that you just didn't seem to have before. Let me warn you now; you are in danger of becoming my 40+ clients that rant and rave about how fit they used to be! To which I always ask them, "So what happened to you?"
Not only are you finished university, but you're probably steaming ahead with your mind focused on career advancement. The body is still relatively young, so it works without any glitches; except!
There may be a few signals that your body is sending you that you can't afford to ignore. Perhaps it's something that seems insignificant, like a bit of weight gain that's evidenced by a newly acquired doughy midsection. Maybe you've developed this nagging pain between the shoulder blades that you just didn't seem to have before. Let me warn you now; you are in danger of becoming my 40+ clients that rant and rave about how fit they used to be! To which I always ask them, "So what happened to you?"
It's no coincidence that you've recently become considerably more sedentary with this new job, spending hours sitting at your desk, gazing into your computer; and around the same time, you've begun to see and feel subtle changes in your body. Yes, there's a relationship. You can see for yourself; persistent pain, fatigue in your legs when you climb a flight of stairs, and you're mom is happy because you're finally looking more filled out!
I can feel your freak-out from here! But don't worry; I won't leave you without some incentive to get back to your college bike trip form. Exercising isn't obvious, especially when you feel you have limited time and you're lazy. Maybe we just need to find a different angle of incentive. If we think about it from the standpoint that exercise can actually position you better in your professional endeavours; you may be more willing to find the time. You can literally give yourself an advantage over your colleagues by embracing a more physically active lifestyle.
Moderate regular exercise has been shown to help normalize moods, improve mental aquity, reduce the incidence of chronic pain, and increase energy. All of these benefits are absolute assets in ones working career. Being inactive is literally inhibiting your full potential. If you think immersing yourself in your work for hours without reprieve is beneficial to productivity, think again. Changing your state of mind with some exercise, even if it's just going for a walk, can be revitalising. There're plenty of studies popping up these days that demonstrate beyond a doubt, that physical activity reduces stress and promotes optimal human performance in just about every dimension of life. You are after-all, designed to move and if you don't respect that design you're neglecting a fundamental part of who you are.
