Exercise & Physical Vitality

As your coach, I will partner with and support you in achieving your exercise goals.

Exercise is beneficial to your mind and body. It helps to reduce mortality, improve cardiovascular health, prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and cancer, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. The release of endorphins from exercising is one of the best natural antidepressants.

The World Health Organization recommends that adults exercise at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous aerobic physical activity, or a combination of both, per week to achieve optimal health benefits. Adults should include two days per week of muscle-strengthening activities for increased benefits.

Let’s not make promises that we can’t keep. Let’s make realistic goals. Let’s start slow and steady. Don’t exercise seven days a week if you have never exercised. Start by taking a brisk walk for twenty minutes three times a week. Give that time to yourself to walk and talk with a friend, listen to music, or observe nature. If you cannot walk outside, do something pleasurable while walking on the treadmill.

Allow yourself to have a bad day without guilt or self-punishment. Life isn’t supposed to be so hard. Each day is a chance to do our best, and each day our best can differ. Allow that and honor yourself.