I feel healthier and more energetic
I've always been a strong believer in exercise and healthy eating and also that, the more exercise I get, the more productive and energized I am during the day. I've noticed this in the past and I notice it today. For example, when I first moved to Kitchener and began work at Google, I would go to the gym nearly every morning. I remember feeling very energized and productive. I continued going to the gym for nearly 2 months until work started to get crazy.
With deadlines approaching and the amount of work piling up I had to pull in long hours at work. Soon I was just too tired to hit the gym. I eventually stopped going to the gym entirely. I stopped going to the gym from February to mid-May and I can honestly say, there was a definite drop in my energy. I started being lazy, which was reflected in my personal life and work life. Not to say it was a major issue, but it's something that I could feel and something I needed to fix.
This past week is the first week after a long time that I have been getting consistent exercise and I feel the difference! My daily routine includes, waking up as early as 6.30 AM to bike to the Breithaupt Center, which, as mentioned in my last post, has a swimming pool. After swimming for 30 to 45 minutes I bike from here to work. This gives me a solid hour and thirty minutes of exercise at least three to four times a week! I can't say enough how much more energized I feel during the day. I notice it in my productivity at work and at home. So many positive things have come out of biking to work that I can't see myself ever stopping!
Ashok, it's great to hear that you are back on track with exercising! Bicycling also gives me a boost of energy while I'm at work, but I also noticed that it helps with mental health as well. For example, I'm a lot less stressed at work and in general when I take a break and get some exercise (whether that be cycling on my lunch hour, walking to a meeting, etc). Keep up the great work!
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