People put in so much trying to work on their bodies and they most times totally forget about their mental health. Your mental health is as important as your physical health because to some extent, your mental health controls your physical well-being.
So it’s important to know things that a mentally strong people wouldn’t do. Here are few of those things:

1. Waste time feeling sorry for themselves

It feels like a natural thing to feel sad sometimes, but then dwelling on your misfortune and just expecting others to show you some sympathy is not natural in any way. You need to come to the understanding that each time you keep feeling sorry for yourself, what you’re doing is underestimating your ability to cope with pain and that can be very destructive. Self-pity keeps you so focused on your problems, that you can’t see any way to improve your life. Gratitude is one of the most effective ways to ward off self-pity.

2. Fear taking calculated risks

Your emotions can seriously cloud your judgements a times. For example, when you’re excited about a particular opportunity, you underestimated the risk and when you’re anxious, you do the opposite. Mentally strong people balance their emotions with logic so they can calculate which risks are worth taking, and move forward with all confidence.

3. Resent other people’s success

Mentally strong people don’t have the time to sit down and resent other’s people’s success, they see it as a complete waste of time. Instead, they invest that time into working towards their own goals. Envying other people because of their success is for the mentally weak people. Write down your definition of success and focus on cooperating–rather than competing–with those around you.

4. Make the same mistakes over and over

Most times people would rather spend more of their time, trying to cover up their mistakes, that they don’t learn from them. As long as you’re human, you’re expected to make mistakes, but what a mentally strong person would do is try to learn from his or her mistake so that it won’t repeat itself again. The first step to doing this is by acknowledging your blunders first, rather than making silly excuses for what went wrong.

Conclusion

The same way it’s possible to build your body physically, it is also possible to achieve mental growth. These are just 4 of the things that a mentally strong person would never do. Try to master them and incorporate them into your daily life and as times goes own you’ll notice that you’ve grown to a stronger mental state.

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The fact that a certain level of physical activity is a requirement for a healthy lifestyle is common knowledge. It not only helps in controlling weight, combating health conditions and diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer, it also helps by stimulating various brain chemicals that reduce stress, improve moods, boost confidence levels and self-esteem. So here are five simple exercises you can do every day to improve your mental well-being and give you a higher quality of life.

1. Housework

Ever wondered the real reason women live longer than men on average? It’s because they do housework! (Okay, maybe not). Housework requires a lot of focus that occupies the mind and eliminates stress. In addition, it involves a lot of movement that include muscle contraction which promotes calorie burn.

2. Gardening

The therapeutic benefits of gardening are numerous: it quiets the mind, eliminating stress and signs of depression and other symptoms of poor mental well-being. Also, gardening involves movements like weeding, digging and planting, which require strength and stretching and so improves overall blood circulation and increase blood supply to the brain which increases brainpower, among its numerous benefits. So try to incorporate gardening into your daily life’s activities and reap the mental and physical benefits.

3. Walking

This is something that comes naturally to us, humans. Walking increases the concentration of the chemical in the brain that moderates the brain’s response to stress (nor-epinephrine), thus helping you to deal with it better. It also boosts the brain’s happy chemical, endorphin. This hormone triggers happiness and euphoria, thereby lightening mood and improving mental well-being. So put on your walking shoes and get going!

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Whether you want to hit the open water or prefer the comfort of a gym, it’s easy to build rowing into your fitness routine.

Health benefits of rowing

Many people consider rowing, whether in a boat or on an indoor rowing machine to be an ideal form of exercise. Rowing provides a full-body workout, exercising muscles not just in your arms but also in your chest, legs, abdominals, and back.

Though the action of rowing is a simple continuous motion, the sport is quite versatile. While rowing is a low-impact activity that’s easy on your knees, you may also use rowing exercises for a higher-intensity workout and interval training.

Some health benefits of rowing include:

• Improved joint health, due to the range of motion that rowing provides
• Weight loss or maintenance, as a high calorie-burner
• Stress relief, through better overall fitness and well-being

If you have a medical condition or if you have been inactive for a long time, consider speaking with your doctor before you dive in.

Indoor rowing

Most gyms and fitness centers include rowing machines among their standard equipment. The purpose of a rowing machine is to allow indoor rowers to mimic the motion of rowing a boat. The rowing machine accomplishes this by using a sliding seat. This allows for compression and extension of your legs with each stroke, as you simultaneously work your arms and back.

People with lower back pain or other injuries must be especially careful to develop good technique to prevent further damage.

Some common technique errors indoor rowers should note down include:

• Flexing the knees too early in the recovery phase, since this may force the rower to lift their hands over their knees, and could cause an injury.
• In the drive phase, letting the seat slide back too far before the oar handle moves back.
• Using a resistance setting that is too high or pulling with too much force, since this may also injure the back.

All beginners should start with 15 minutes of moderate indoor rowing on a lower resistance setting. This should include a five-minute warm-up, and five-minute cool-down of easy rowing. As your fitness level increases over several weeks, you may increase your exercise time.

Outdoor rowing

Moving your rowing habit outdoors can be a bit more challenging logistically. You’ll need access to a boat with oars and a body of water. Because of this, your best bet is to begin with the guidance of a rowing club or team. You may also check with your local gym or community center for classes or recommendations.

Since outdoor rowing takes place on open water, be sure to follow any safety precautions the club recommends. Keep in mind that outdoor rowing may be more expensive compared with rowing in a gym. Most rowing clubs require a membership fee for use of boats, facilities, and instruction.

When you row outdoors, you get the same fitness benefits as when using a rowing machine but with the added bonus of exhilaration. Add to that the camaraderie you may experience by rowing in a team or group, and you’ve got a prescription for health and happiness.

Whether you choose to row indoors in a gym or outside in a boat, rowing may be an excellent addition to your workout. Take the first step and get involved with rowing today! You may become fitter, faster, and healthier tomorrow.