adversely affect your performance
at work and ultimately, your erode
your self-confidence. Feeling out
of shape is not doing much good
for your self-confidence either. Get
moving just a few minutes a day and
you will begin to accumulate those
paybacks.
state, we are disposed to fresh creative energy and problem solving.
Achieving the alpha state each day
for at least a short period of time
helps to increase focus and concentration. ❚
Barbara Shaw, CPLP, is Director
of Education for PSA Security
Network. To request more info
about PSA, visit www.securityinfowatch.com/10214742.
Breathe Your Way to Cerebral Bliss
Yoga has become popular as a
method to achieve both mind and
body benefits at the same time. It
involves both exercise and meditation. If you have been meaning
to try yoga but hesitate, imagining
a room full of old ladies in weird
poses wearing spandex, think again.
That's not exactly the case anymore.
Most mainstream health and fitness clubs offer yoga classes that
attract golfers, runners, tennis players and cyclists trying to improve
their performance by increasing
their range of motion, flexibility and
for injury prevention and rehabilitation. It goes without saying that
you should always check with your
physician before embarking on any
physical regime, especially one that
involves injury rehabilitation.
Along with movements to build
strength and flexibility, most good
yoga classes train you how to be
aware of your respiration and inform
you on the therapeutic benefit of
breathing exercises. Deep breathing is
one of the best ways to reduce stress.
Inhaling slowly to a count of ten, and
then exhaling slowly to a count of
ten sends a message to the brain to
calm down and relax. As a result, the
production of stress hormones are
reduced, and your body moves from
a fight or flight state of tension to a
calmer state of general well-being.
This state of the brain is referred
to as the alpha state. In the alpha
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