Health With Wealth - Keep Fit

Exercises for the body, mind and breath to stay healthy this winter

- Smt. Jayanthy Subramaniam

Oftentimes during winter, we fall out of the fitness regimen and into the warm comforts of wintery bliss. Sitting in front of the fire, we forget to move, and the idea of body awareness, movement and breath falls out the window. Instead of playing sports, we begin to watch them.

What can we do differently this winter? How can we break our habits and increase our mindfulness, mind-body relationship and our relationship with the environment?

Below are several ways to keep fitness at the forefront of your mind and body this winter with mindful meditation and exercises for the brain, body and breath.

Each morning, wake up 10 to 15 minutes earlier and spend a little extra time with yourself. Focus on your breathing, how the breath enters the body, how it makes you feel as you breathe, and how it exits the body. Pay attention to what happens to the rest of the body as you continue to breathe and continue to do the exercises, playing with the lengths of the inhalation and exhalation. Make it an enjoyable experience, so that it is an opportunity to learn more about your breath, your body and yourself. There is always an opportunity to expand your mental, physical and emotional selves. And this is one of them.

Meditation is exercise for our brains. The central nervous system, which is run by the brain, controls our body and how it functions, making it a crucial element of our fitness regimes.