Your body is one smart machine, just ask it. When you tune
into your body, it'll tell you important things like when you're tired, energetic,
hungry, stressed or sick. Your body also
has ways of indicating when you're sore, injured, or exhausted. Pretty impressive,
huh? If you can learn to trust these signals and honor what your body needs on
most occasions, you are on your way to healthy balanced living.
Honing in on these clues is the best way to stay injury free
and some might even say in the best shape for your body. The negative signals
can indicate your body may need a day off or time to recover. Don’t worry about
being lazy if you take a day or two or three off – your body probably needed
it as well as time to re-charge like a
battery so that you can keep moving forward. The opposite is also true; for me,
when I have energy to burn it manifests itself in my inability to sit still - which
often happens if I'm stressed or slacking on my work outs. On those days, I
want and NEED a good, tough workout to combat stress and use my pent up energy. Expelling that energy makes me ready for the
next day and more in tune with what my body needs.
The same thing holds true with eating. Your body – well most likely your energy
level will let you know when it needs fuel (food). According to balancedweightmanagement.com, “Hunger
is your body's natural signal to help you balance your body's energy needs with
how much food you eat. When this mechanism is in balance, your body will
naturally stay at a constant weight.” Not only will your body benefit and stay
fit from eating what you need when you’re hungry – it can also keep you from
being cranky and irritable and help maintain your energy levels to push you
during your work outs.
Well – that’s it for this addition of Friday’s fitfunfact…. Have
a great weekend and stay tuned for next week’s big recipe release!!!
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