Exercise & Mood

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The verdict I now confirm.
Exercise improves mood.

And it improves productivity, meaning,
there is more energy available,
and more inclination,
to be productive,
(even as simple as getting to create this post.)

And I am confident that there are other benefits,
meaning results that are worth pursuing.
Like improved sleep.
Which in turn makes for improved wakefulness.

And life is just better,
and one imagines that it facilitates more of a good life.
Less sickness, less pain, less discomfort, more energy.

But I am also alert that one may be easily sidetracked from exercise.
Other things frequently push for priority, and often win.

Part of the solution I think to reconcile these competing interests is
to find ways to mix exercise with things that you might be doing otherwise.

Tasks like dishes, or brushing one's teeth,
might just as well be accomplished
standing on one foot, with tiptoes every once in a while.
That's exercise.

And while there are surely better approaches,
the key is not to seek perfection,
rather just to get the exercise 'in', get 'er done.

And so that's my plan....

M