Boy do I feel great this morning!
I had forgotten how good it feels to do my deep breathing exercises first thing after I wake up. I had stopped doing this for awhile.But for the past week, I have been making time for myself.
As those of you with young kids know, they are usually 'up and at 'em' pretty early in the morning -- often before you are ready to wake up. Those human alarm clocks are pretty regular, too.
As I've mentioned before, I'm not much of a morning person. I have much more energy at night and tend to get a lot more done in the evenings.
Going to bed earlier so I could wake up earlier had not been working. This made it tough for me to get up early enough to do my exercises.
I usually found time to fit them in later in the day. And I think doing them in the evenings is a good variation.
But some days my schedule was so hectic that I didn't do them at all. And I really felt a difference in my energy levels and my breathing.
In the Secret Power of Dynamic Energy Exercise Course, Volume 2 - http://www.bestbreathingexercises.com/dynamic_energy2.html - I recommend you do the Dynamic Energy Routine in the morning, before breakfast.
Mornings can be a low energy time for many people. Exercising first thing can help you establish control over your breathing, your outlook, even your stress levels, for the rest of the day. The exercises in the Dynamic Energy Routine also energize and focus you.
I make the same recommendation in the 'Fire Up Your Metabolism' Program - http://www.bestbreathingexercises.com/metabolism.html .
The exercises which form the core of the program are also best done first thing in the morning. From a weight loss perspective, performing the exercises before eating your first meal forces your body to reach into fat stores immediately.
You also jumpstart your metabolism and keep it higher throughout the day. Not to mention, you have more energy right off the bat. This is a big deal if you have to be off and running every morning.
The other benefit of these exercises is that they help improve digestion and elimination. Within a day or so of beginning them, you will become a lot more 'regular', if you know what I mean. And this is an infrequently discussed yet critical 'secret' to losing weight AND keeping it off.
So, for the second week in a row now, I have decided to listen to my own advice again. I got up a little earlier than usual and did my exercises. No one else awake yet....so I went outside and got the paper. Had a cup of coffee and read the paper.
I can't remember the last time I actually read the paper in the morning.
I felt so much better and had so much more energy. I had a great time playing with my son before we had to get ready. And I'm still buzzing with energy even as I write this.
So, if you're not already doing this, give it a try.
Wake up 15 minutes earlier than usual and do your breathing exercises. Experience the difference it makes in your energy, outlook, and how smoothly your day seems to go.
As for me, I have re-committed myself to following the advice I so readily give to others. 'Do as I say and not as I do' just doesn't fly, does it.
You Can Do It!
Karen Van Ness
http://www.BestBreathingExercises.com
P.S. If you're serious about finally dropping the weight, losing the paunch, and strengthening your core, then the 'Fire Up Your Metabolism' Program is for you. Learn how dynamic breathing exercise can help you unlock the fat burning potential of your body at http://www.bestbreathingexercises.com/metabolism.html.
Copyright, KVN Enterprises, Inc. 2008
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