The basic function of moving includes not just the walking, stepping, reaching, squatting, pushing and pulling during activities of daily living, but exercise as well. Exercise can be performed with holistic intentions which provide balanced, loving care and attention to the mind, body and spirit.
Holistic exercise promotes the activities of daily living in addition to supporting and assisting the 'adapting' processes, which respond to 'stressors' inevitable and controllable from the basic functions. Everything an individual does, from breathing to socializing is a 'stressor' and can be categorized as one of the basic functions. The type of 'stressor' (either negative or positive) and the balance of these types of 'stressors' plays the largest role in determining 'holistic health status'.
Holistic exercise can play a powerful role at improving the efficiency of 'adapting' to 'stressors', which improves the 'holistic health status'. Holistic exercise can also improve 'holistic health status' by promoting the specific states of mind, body and spirit in which the whole 'being' reaches and maintains 'optimall function'. Holistic exercise is a positive 'stressor', while many non-holistic types of exercise can be negative 'stressors'.
The pre-requisites to performing holistic exercise are quite simple and may lead to profound results; maintain a positive outlook and work 'in the moment'. Watching tv and listening to music with headphones can limit the individual ability to focus on movements and interactions of and between the mind, body and spirit; these distractions should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. The positive outlook is essential to ensure the benefits of exercise far outweight the costs. Positivity not encourages commitment to regular performing holistic exercise but also helps the individual work out at appropriate intensities which reducing the chances of over-exercise. Choosing to exercise is a balance in and of itself; over-exercise is very prevalent and becomes a negative 'stressor'.
The basic function of moving, like all basic functions has a cost, which is classified as a 'stressor'. Everything the 'being' does from breathing, thinking to talking has a cost, which are the acids formed and 'energy' impacted within the body. Movement in general has a linear increasing scale of cost; basically the more one moves and the more intensity in which one moves will increase the costs incurred by the body.
Therefore, all exercise, inlcuding holistic exercise is a 'stressor', which forms acidic byproducts and increased 'energy' and structural demands. The acidic byproducts from movement are what create fatigue, exhaustion and ultimately muscle soreness. However, the benefits of holistic exercise(improved efficiency in 'adapting' to 'stressors') far outweight the cost ('stressors' which form acids and impose 'energy' demand). Holistic exercise a vital inclusion of holistic self-care.
The focus on limiting the 'stressors' in order to ensure the benefits outweigh the costs is accomplished by balancing specific modes of exercises performed with specific types of exercises within a limited time period. Time efficiency is a notable side-effect of holistic exercise which readily enables individuals to get on with the rest of their lives while also limiting reasons not to include holistic exercise in one's lifestyle.
Holistic exercise breaks down movement into two basic modes; vigorous and relaxing. Vigorous and relaxing modes of modes of movement are performed by three basic type of exercise; cardio, resistance and flexibility. Balanced attention is necessary to ensure the proper cost/benefit ratio; the two modes of movement and the three types of holistic exercise generally require equal performance with an overall time limit.
The overall time limit can be altered depending on present 'holistic health status', functional capacity and athletic background of the individual. The balance between modes and types of exercise is generally observed unless physical constraints or athletic endeavors are at play. Even then, the balance for holistic exercise is usually only marginally altered.
The vigorous modes of movement generally forms significant 'stressors' while promoting flow of blood, lymph, and 'energy' throughout the body. The relaxing modes of movement can also promote blood and lymph flow, with the key difference of forming a limited amount of 'stressors' along with significant improvement of 'energy' flow and stimulation to the elimination systems.
Both modes of movement stimulates the perspiration and exhalation means of the elimination system, while the relaxing mode of exercise also significantly stimulates urination and defecation means of the elimination system. It is essential to follow vigorous exercise with relaxing exercise because the vigorous mode of exercise will actually decrease the function of the kidneys and colon in the short term. These organs play intricate roles in the elimination systems and using relaxing movements, especially following vigorous will help get them operating at optimal levels.
Promoting and assisting the elimination systems is essential to improving 'holistic health status' and is a focal point of holistic self-care. The 'stressors' lead to acids in the blood and tissues and impact the 'energy' of the body must be 'adapted' to by the body; the acids need eliminated from the body. Therefore, the balance between 'stressor' intake (from the basic functions) and 'stressor' ouput (from the elimination systems) plays a large role in determining the 'holistic health status' of the individual.
The leading benefits of holistic exercise are the stimulation of the elimination systems and the improvement of blood, lymph and 'energy' flow. There is quite a difference between simply working out and performing holistic exercise; which has specific 'health minded' focus and goals. Holistic exercise also focuses on connecting the mind, body and spirit by focusing on being 'in the moment' and maintaining a positive outlook. Holistic exercise is time efficient by keeping workouts short and readily part of the lifestyle by making them routine and focused by working intently during the entire sessions.
Holistic exercise uses primarily low-impact movements, with occassional use of high-impact movements for interval periods of time to fulfill the cardio type of vigorous exercise. The vigorous resistance exercise primarily uses compound and power movements which generally use multiple muscle groups for each exercise and are very relevant to the activities of daily living. There is also vigorous forms of flexibility type of exercise which can include dynamic stretches in hot environments and assisted stretches with muscle clenching.
Relaxing exercise uses body movements like qi-gong, tai-chi and yoga which can be classified as flexibility, cardio or resistance depending on the manners in which they are performed. Rebounding with a trampoline or stability ball also qualifies as relaxing exercise and may be considered a relaxing cardio type of exercise. It is possible to relax and perform cardio at the same time despite how contrary it sounds. Relaxing cardio promotes 'energy' flow within the body and stimulates elimination systems and significantly impacts blood, lymph flow and 'energy' flow.
The basic function of moving includes posture, structurally sound movement, muscle balance and nervous system control as well. Posture can be improved with mental focus on standing and sitting without slouching and relaxing the neck and shoulders. Paying close attention to the manner in which one walks, reaches, and especially runs and jumps can improve the manner of movement. Consulting a chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist, muscle therapist and many using many forms of bodywork like shiatsu and rolfing are neccessary for many people to improve their basic function of moving.
Muscle balance, 'energy' flow and nervous system control are assisted by all of the previous tips for daily living and especially the professional work of a chiropractor and physical therapist. But, these aspects of the basic function of moving need tested prior to initiating holistic exercise. The muscular system, in terms of exercise, is largely controlled by the two basic types of nervous control, the voluntary and automatic aspects of the nervous system.
The automatic nervous system itself has two subdivisions, one which speeds the body up and primarily worked by vigorous exercise. The other subdivision of the automatic nervous system slows the body down and is worked and improved with relaxing exercise. Both modes of holistic exercise work the voluntary aspect of the nervous sytem. Prior to initiating vigorous exercise the individual must have a capably functioning automatic nervous system which efficiently slows the body down.
Modern living focuses on speeding the body up, with sugar and caffeine being the top two products sold in America and 'high-stress' professions being foremost employment options. Therefore, being able to slow-down the body and promote relaxation is necessary prior to vigorous exercise, which may not pass the cost/benefit analysis if the individual maintains imbalanced nervous control.
In "The True Health Lifestyle: Guide for Holistic Self-Care", the chapter "Holistic Exercise" details how to test the balance and general functionality of one's nervous control. In addition, the Holistic Exercise plan also details how to test and determine the muscular balance of the whole body in order to assemble an individualized holistic exercise program. "The True Health Lifestyle: Guide for Holistic Self-Care" guides the reader to assemble their own individualized holsitic nutrition plan, holistic exercise plan and slowly improve the surrounding environment to improve production, sleeping, relationships and all that encompases life while minimizing exposure to negative 'stressors'..
"The True Health Lifestyle: Guide for Holistic Self'-Care" will be completed soon, e-mail truehealthservices@gmail.com for details. Until then, you can consult myself for professional guidance of holistic exercise which seeks to improve body function with possible side effects like improved body composition by losing fat and improving strength, coordination and flexibility.
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