Health

In today’s fast paced world, when everybody is running behind their careers to make more money and attain more fame, health is definitely taking a back seat. The good news though, is that the awareness of ill effects of neglecting our health is spreading as fast as wild fire and even youngsters in their early twenties have starting joining fitness centers and fitness gyms to keep their body fit and healthy.

Physical fitness is an asset that is absolutely invaluable and a person who is physically fit can accomplish anything that he undertakes. Exercises keep us fit because they tone and shape our body muscles and make them taut. It is like how a potter makes beautiful mud pots out of the mundane clay – he moulds and uses his hands to tend the clay to become beautiful pots. Similarly each and every one has to take care of their physical fitness by exercising regularly.

When we exercise, our muscles lose their flab and the body becomes more agile and light. Once the flab is lost, then the body loses the horrid shape and comes back to the actual shape – for both women and men. Women are also joining fitness gyms specially designed for them – with an all woman image as they are also becoming very concerned about their health. We can see women of all age groups flocking such women’s fitness centre.

Another advantage while exercising to maintain physical fitness is that we acquire a lot muscle tissue. Muscle tissue is where the metabolism happens and a lowering of the metabolism rate results in excess storage of fat in the body. Thus we see that fitness gyms that are found quite commonly today are doing a remarkable job in taking care of our personal fitness.
However, care should be exercised and it is always better to consult a physician before signing up for any of these health and fitness programs. The body condition of the individual needs to be thoroughly analyzed and all risks ruled out while engaging in cardio exercises like running on the treadmill. The fitness trainers who are present in the fitness gym can also help in this regard.

Yoga when rightly understood it is the process of reuniting our finite microcosmic individual self with the Infinite, Absolute, Pure, Microcosmic Consciousness, upgrading man into Man, Superman, Godman and ultimately to Godhood. Yoga is that extraordinary, exemplary uniquely Indian technique, helping man to develop a deep awareness of him of every vibration and pulsation within, at the body, mind and intellect levels, by virtue of which he can master the forces internal and external. Yoga modern times can rightly be designated as the technique of holistic living-man understanding himself to be, not a part, but the whole of Thrust, Existence, Knowledge and Bliss. (more…)