Those working hard to get fit may ask themselves Is Fitness Happiness. There is a big chasm between being sedentary and being fit. It is not just physical. It is psychological. It is spiritual. The sedentary person and the fit person may have entirely different ideas on why we are here and their purpose.
The beginner exerciser encounters the difficulty of conditioning their body because their system is not used to physical stress. The muscles have to be conditioned to absorb glucose. The circulatory system must develop more capillaries and sufficient blood circulation to supply nutrients and oxygen. The mind says this is difficult and wants the exerciser to stop. The mind tries to get the exerciser to abandon their plan for exercise.
The fit person has a different perspective. Their muscles have stored glucose and they have the stamina to exercise for a long period of time. Their circulatory system has become accustomed to duress of longer sessions. Their system may enter flow when they exercise in which they feel bliss. They can’t wait to exercise because it is their happy place. Their goal is to achieve more and their mind supports it.
Making the Transition to Bliss
Flow is the state of engaging in an activity that is challenging but not beyond your capability. The exerciser has practiced these skills to the state they can execute without thinking about the mechanics. In this state, the mind has stopped thinking and has turned control over to the subconscious. An extreme athlete has to be in flow because the situation is happening too fast to think. Think of downhill skiers or freestyle rock climbers.
Getting into the state of bliss is why extreme athletes and fitness enthusiasts are here. It is their mind, body, and spirit operating as one to enjoy a challenge for which they have trained. It is testing who they are. People training hard are looking for their Mt Everest. They want to know how far they can go. Few things in life give them the same high.
It starts with becoming engaged. It may start with a ten-minute walking session. It then builds to a half hour and then an hour. Now walking is becoming easier and within the exerciser’s capabilities. What do they want to do with it; enjoy walking, start running, start hiking? The more capacity a person develops after engaging consistently the more potential they realize. Their mind and body start saying we could do more.
The brain lives for challenge. It grows faster with physical challenge than most other challenges. The brain never grows faster than when we are infants and learning to walk and talk. It is hard to get back to that rate of growth but physical challenges of learning techniques and building capability come close.
The brain is happy when challenged. People live for it. They can’t live without challenge. Many of these people are called entrepreneurs. They are different than people who feel safe with a steady income from employment. Entrepreneurs are willing to risk everything to find out who they are and make an impact they can attach to themselves. Artists and athletes can seek the same impact. Does what I do make a difference?
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