Read part 1 of 2: ‘The Wisdom of Creating an Exercise Regime – Part 1′
I now Officially have a 1-Pack for a Stomach
After a self-indulgent Christmas of putting on weight and growing another belly, I decided that I needed to motivate my rotund body into doing a few exercises so to improve my overall fitness, mood and general well-being.
I am now 4 weeks into my exercise regime, and have to say that I’m already seeing and feeling the results of my labours.
As for you guys out there, you can use the following exercises as an example, or inspiration, for you to create your own personal regime to adapt to your daily life.
“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
~ Bruce Lee
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Exercise both Mind and Body to Achieve Total Self-Improvement
There are two levels of self-improvement one can pursue in life, these are:
- improvement of mind
- improvement of body
Some would say that the improvement of mind is the more important area to concentrate on, but I feel the body is also an important vehicle to keep as healthy as possible so that one can instigate, with ease, the promptings of the mind toward physical activity.
So there is no reason not to exercise both parts to achieve a more total improvement in your life, hence the following eloquent quote,
“The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.”
~ George Santayana
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What can we learn from Bruce Lee’s philosophical wisdom of Martial Arts and life in general?
As I have already pointed out in my post ‘Code of Conduct to Living: 4 Rules You Must Follow To Achieve Personal Growth’ we can learn much from his philosophical style ‘Jeet Kune Do’ in regards personal growth, overcoming obstacles and adapting to life’s changes.
Now we come to the subject of self-improvement which was something that Lee voraciously pursued everyday of his short life. Lee masochistically pushed his mind, body and spirit to their limits trying to achieve perfection itself.
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Bruce Lee’s concept of Personal Growth
I’d just like to open this post by asking you a question – how many of you out there know who Bruce Lee was? I think the answer will obviously be “everyone” because of his legendary status as the greatest kung-fu movie star (he would kick both Jackie Chan’s and Jet Li’s ass if he were alive today) ever to grace the big screen – he became a superstar after the release of the major Hollywood produced movie “Enter The Dragon“.
However, other than the hardcore fans I can hazard a guess that many of you may not know anything much about the real Bruce off camera. I won’t go into too much detail regarding Bruce Lee the man, but all I will briefly say is he was a totally driven person who strived for success in every facet of his tragically short life (died of a cerebral oedema aged 32).
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