Zen Habits - 9 Steps to Attaining a Flow in Work and Life

June 30, 2008 by James Lovette-Black · Leave a Comment
Filed under: art, gratitude, health and wellness, men's health, science, spirituality

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One of my favorite blogs, Zen Habits, has a great article on the flow experience. Flow is a state of consciousness natural to the human situation, in which a person’s sense of time is removed from our waking consciousness. In a flow experience, a seemingly effortless state of deep contentment can emerge, providing a psychic ambrosia that is healing, nourishing, and remarkably facilitative of the creative process. Check out these steps to creating a flow experience that’ll pump up your health and life satisfaction!

Tags: flow, flow experience, mental health, mental well-being, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, positive psychology, psychological health

Top Ten Stimuli to Exercise, Get Fit, and Stay Fit

June 28, 2008 by James · Leave a Comment
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A positive psychology approach to getting healthy through physical exercise and fitness. Quite good! Unclothed male chest

Exercise delays aging by up to 12 years and banishes fatigue

June 27, 2008 by James Lovette-Black · Leave a Comment
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ScienceDaily (2008-03-02) — Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new study. Interestingly, improvements in energy and fatigue were not related to increases in aerobic fitness that the exercisers experienced.

Tags: aerobic exercise, aerobics, anti-aging, exercise, fatigue, healthy aging, longevity, low-intensity exercise, physical fitness

Fit, Not Frail - Exercise as a Proven Tonic for Aging

June 26, 2008 by James · Leave a Comment
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The 3 Fitness Exercises for Everyone

Regular exercise can delay and may even prevent a life-limiting loss of physical abilities into one’s 90s and beyond. This is relevant information for all of us, at any age.