Mindful Exercise

It seems that every time I am at the gym, the same 2 women are on the stair machine. This isn’t the stairmaster, this is the machine that has actual stairs. These women appear to be dragging themselves never-endingly up the stairs while leaning all of their weight on their wrists, and they look miserable.

My guess is that they are not mindfully exercising.

So what is mindful exercise?

Good question. When you are aware of your body and how you feel within it while you are working out, you are mindfully exercising. You are aware of when you are too tired to do an exercise properly; you notice a slightly pulled muscle when lifting, preventing you from injuring yourself more; you are in tune to your thirst and energy level, which keeps you from overheating and exhausting yourself.

We are coming up on the holidays, after which many people jump into exercise. If you need help being more mindful with exercise to help with your upcoming resolution, or preholiday fitness boost, feel free to email or call us. You don't have to struggle alone.