The reuniting of loved ones can increase personal happiness through positive conversations. A renewed sense of self and family are also strengthened. Happiness can increase as a result of many things:
(1) Family (increased mental/emotional/spiritual health)
(2) Exercise (linked to your physical/emotional/mental health)
(3) Fun times/activities (connected to mental/emotional/spiritual health)
(4) Food (linked to overall health) or
(5) A combination of all the above
The family is the foundation of society, and if the family is strengthened and stable so will society...enough said.
As for the exercise component that contributes to happiness, most of us know of the annual Turkey Bowl Football game that is held on or before Thanksgiving. What a great way to burn some calories for a few hours before enjoying great food with our loved ones. Unfortunately, this year didn' t turn out the way we would have liked for us here at happyhealthy-u. My brother slept-in, I couldn't find my football buddies, and also there was a need to run to Wal-mart to get some baby diapers. So Turkey Bowl didn't happen this year for us...but I was still able to sneak in a great 2.5 mile tempo run, and a great Rocky Balboa-like stair workout before heading to Salt Lake to meet up with family for Thanksgiving dinner!!..
My 2.5 mile tempo run started out with a slightly downhill component for a 1/2 mile, which transitioned into a 3/4 mile flat component. I ran to the nearest high school, and ran the stadium stairs and would have made Rocky Balboa proud!.. It wasn't easy though, with the cold, wind, and a bit of cotton mouth, I dry heaved a couple times before recovering enough to finish my tempo run back up the hill.
The last part of the run was the return 3/4 mile flat transitioned to a 1/2 mile up hill, WHAT a burn! I finished with the last 1/4 mile sprinting, which took every last bit of strength to pump my arms through to drive my tired legs through the finish.
The reward for the sprint though, was an awesome endorphin release, and a sense of being stress-free as well as physically prepared for the day.
After a nice cool down and some stretching I was ready for Thanksgiving to continue, and grateful to be able to have a body to exercise with, and use to serve others.
The activities/fun part of the day & the food will be included in PART 2 which will come soon...
One of my brothers, made a commitment to trim off his extra fat and lean up by Christmas time in order to increase his overall well-being, happiness, and physical health/fitness. He is doing this with a combined effort of many things.
First, he had the desire.
Second, he asked for a workout plan from me, that I gladly provided to him.
Third, he has scheduled times to exercise and has called me to help him train.
Fourth, he is taking measurements, and pictures weekly to show his progress (this is great because
without evaluation not much progress would be made).
Fifth, he has added a nutritional supplement called Reliv to his dietary intake, as well as preparing
more healthy meals.
Lastly, he has written his goals down and placed them where he can see them daily.
He will be sharing his progress with us on happyhealthy-u as a contributing writer...To be continued...
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