Green Lemonade

Exercise studies here, exercise studies there. It gets confusing sometimes. When weighing the benefits of exercise, consider more than weight loss. Consider how good it feels to be outside in the fresh air and how good you feel after a little sweaty movement. We all have days when we don’t feel like going to a spin class or a yoga class. But once we get ourselves there and through the class, we are so thankful that we went. Eat as healthy as you can, by incorporating lots of fresh vegetables and leafy greens, and then compliment a healthy diet with some exercise. Your muscles, including your heart, will be stronger. Rich, oxygenated blood will have a greater capacity to clean your cells and tissues and organs and remove debris from your system which may be weighing on your energy and happiness levels.

This article from the New York Times, entitled “How Much Should You Exercise” is a reminder that without a healthy diet it’s difficult to achieve the results we are often looking for through exercise alone. And it also points out that without exercise to compliment a healthy diet we may be cheating ourselves from reaching our full potential.