How can I be more physical?

Physical health means much more than just going for a run or lifting weights.  Physical health is achieved through a balanced combination of your strength, stability, flexibility and endurance.

To attain this picture of physical health, you must include components of each within your life.  Following are some examples of what you can do to improve each of these aspects of your physical health:

Push-ups – maybe you have not done these since the physical fitness test in grade school, but you should consider push-ups because they exercise many muscles in your arms and torso.

To properly perform a push-up, place your hands on the floor, shoulder width apart and extend your legs, so that your weight is supported on your toes – you should look like a 2x4 piece of wood supported on your arms. Slowly push yourself up from the ground until your arms are almost fully extended. Hold this position and then slowly lower yourself to the ground. Congratulations! You’ve done a push-up! If this position is too difficult for you, bend your knees and support your weight from your knees instead of your toes.

Stability: having a good sense of balance is not only important for athletes, rather, it is important for each of us as we age to prevent injury.