SPIRITUAL
MENTAL
FITNESS
1. Explore your spiritual core. Ask yourself: Who are you? What is your purpose? What do you value most? These questions will lead you down a road where you will think more in-depth about yourself.
1. It should teach you something new. The activity needs to be something that’s unfamiliar and out of your comfort zone. To strengthen the brain, you need to keep learning and developing new skills.
1. Put it on the Calendar—in Pen! Schedule your workouts the same way you plan your week
2. Try yoga. Yoga is a physical technique that can help improve your spiritual wellness by reducing emotional and physical strains on your mind and body. Yoga can help lower stress, boost the immune system, and lower blood pressure as well as reduce anxiety, depression, fatigue, and insomnia. 3. Think positively. Once you start viewing things in your life in a positive manner, you will find yourself thinking differently and refocusing your mind to a happy, healthy place. When you eliminate negativity and re-frame how you think of certain things and situations, you’ll notice yourself being more relaxed. 4. Take time to meditate. While managing your time and daily tasks can be hard, it is crucial to devote time to connecting with yourself. Whether in the morning when you wake up, during your lunch break, or before you go to sleep, take five to 10 minutes to meditate each day.
2. It should be challenging. The best brain-boosting activities demand your full and close attention. It must still be something that requires mental effort. 3. It should be a skill you can build on. Look for activities that allow you to start at an easy level and work your way up as your skills improve — always pushing the envelope so you continue to stretch your capabilities. 4. It should be rewarding. Rewards support the brain’s learning process. The more interested and engaged you are in the activity, the more likely you’ll be to continue doing it and the greater the benefits you’ll experience. Source: www.helpguide.org/articles/memory
2. Make it fun. Find an activity that you love and make that part of your routine. Line dancing, roller skating or even walking the dog, you’re more likely to stick to an exercise plan that makes you smile than one you dread. 3. Get Outside! Invite your friends for a power walk around the neighborhood or turn your 2:15pm touch-base with a coworker into a walking meeting, and do a couple laps around the building 4. Don’t Aim for Perfection. Instead of getting bogged down with doing the perfect workout or signing up for the trendiest class, simply add more movement into your day. Remember - whether it’s taking the stairs instead of the elevator or parking your car at the last parking spot and walking to the front doors, EVERYTHING counts! Source: www.blog.myfitnesspal.com
Source: http://stories.illinoisstate.edu/studentaffairs/health-promotion-and-wellness/7-waysimprove-spiritual-wellness/
schertzmagazine.com
JANUARY 2016
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