I’ve had difficult times in my life when I felt like I was crawling up a mountain, hand over hand. Many people have such times. They aren’t fun. Anything legal, without negative side effects, which can help make things easier, appeals to me!
When I remember to Move More, More Often®, I notice what I would describe as an Upward Spiral. It is the opposite of the uphill crawl! Many studies show I am not alone in my experience.
Especially when I am in my best groove, and am consistently making room for physical activity, I have more energy, I feel better about myself, I am happier, more effective and efficient…and the good energy generated by this way of taking care of myself seems to take on a life of its own.
So the easier it gets, the easier it gets. The better I feel, the better I feel. And the more I stick with my plan to exercise consistently, the easier it becomes to want to do it. Exercise stops feeling foreign or forced and becomes something that I look forward to.
Physical activity even becomes something I find myself missing on the days when I am too busy or too tired or too something to do it. After a few days I notice that some good element is missing, and I want to get back to it. Reaching the point where I miss feeling more alive is a real sign of change!
See if this happens for you, too. If you start out small enough and gently enough, is there a point where the energy of well-being picks you up and carries you over some of the bumps in the road without your having to work at it? A point where you feel better so you want to Move More, More Often®, for the joy of it? This is the Upward Spiral.
