Why we should meditate/exercise every day

Dwayne Austin is a multiform author, blogger & fitness instructor from Indiana, US, and associate with Consumer Health Digest and Performance Insiders. He encourages people to live a healthy lifestyle. Connect with Dwayne via Facebook and Twitter.

Mens sana in corpore sano. In order to improve our health and make wiser lifestyle choices, many of us decide to exercise regularly, but it’s possible to gain even more benefits by combining physical activity with meditation.

Meditation and Exercise

A combination of meditation and physical activity gives you the best of both worlds. Meditation is an ancient practice wherein an individual focuses his/her mind on a particular object, activity, or thought to reach a mentally clear and emotionally calm state. Most people find it easier to focus on their breaths while meditating. Meditation balances your body’s needs and increase physical stamina to get as much as possible from your workouts.

More Stamina

When you start working out, you want to do as much as possible without getting tired too fast. The target is to get  the most out of your workout, but to achieve it your stamina has to improve. Meditation is one of the best natural ways to increase energy. Why? The ancient practice allows the mind to go deep into an altered state of consciousness to create a necessary environment for mental, emotional, and physical well being.

Depression Relief

Millions of people in the US and worldwide suffer from depression indicated by a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, and other mental and physical symptoms. A merged approach of exercise and meditation can help you overcome depression, which is yet another reason to include both in your lifestyle.

Prostate Health

As men age, they are more susceptible to prostate enlargement or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis or inflammation of the gland, and many other problems. Both exercise and meditation help prostate health, thus improving your quality of life.

Muscle Building

Combining exercise and meditation can improve muscle building. Toned, perfectly defined, and large muscles are the goal most people want to achieve through workouts, but you’ve never thought adding meditation to the mix could be beneficial.

Recovery

After every aerobics, regardless of its intensity, the body needs to recover. Meditation can help with that and, thereby, reduce the risk of injury. This ancient practice allows you to stay calm and improves the ability to ignore distractions while exhibiting positive effects on the nervous system. All these factors are important for recovery.