Exercise
Whenever I seem to be putting off a job that needs to be done, the best thing I can do before forcing myself to do it; is exercise. I have recently moved and joined a gym not far from me. I procrastinate occasionally, but after a session at the gym, nine times out of ten there's no stopping me, I usually come home and want to sort out everything in my life at once. Exercise motivates, inspires and makes me more determined.
Before my days of the gym I would write out a plan of everything that needed to be completed that day, during the course of the day energy and enthusiasm hits a low and I personally find it hard to pull myself out of it. Reflecting back, I needed something that could give me a change of setting, some fresh air and get me thinking. Exercise was the perfect solution. I planned to join, and have done so now and tried out my new process of "hitting an energy and motivation low = gym/exercise".
On this idea I have included some links of interest, which gave mine and might give your exercise routines a fresh touch.
Here is a link to Bikram Yoga. You may or may not have heard of it, but it's an hour and a half of yoga in sauna conditions. It is a unique series of 26 Hatha Yoga positions. The sequence maximises oxygenation and detoxification of the body. It great for the mind, health, as well increasing strength and flexibility.
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Here is a link to a biology paper discussing the idea of exercising making you happy due to endorphins being released. It has been debated that exercise releases endorphins, boosts self-esteem, confidence and self-image. I believe it does.
Exercise just isn't the same unless you have the right tunes. I always take my iPod with me to the gym, despite the fact they usually have a sound system (blaring trance and other rubbish). I like to listen to my music, as it makes my work out more enjoyable because I like what I'm listening to and it keeps me going when I want to give up. Here's a site to get the latest workout noise from.
