Can Exercise Directly Help Advance the Goals of Your Life?

So far, the evolution of our exercise and fitness techniques has done wonders to improve our muscular strength, balance and flexibility, increase our cardiovascular efficiency and reduce our body fat.

However, the problem is that many of the movements, motions and techniques found in the local gym have no correlation to the needs or goals of your life. For example, do bicep curls apply to your everyday life? Running on a treadmill provides cardiovascular health, but its application to the needs of everyday life seems to be somewhat ill defined.

I have been in the health professional for over a decade and have thought long and hard upon the meaning and value exercise represents in our lives.

While the main focus of exercise seems to be upon physical and aesthetic results I believe that another layer of benefit can be added to improve upon our desire and motivation to exercise as well as increase the return on our energetic and monetary investments.

Here are some questions to consider as you ponder the role of exercise in your life:

What motivates you to improve your life?