The Game Changer Formula: Predictable success for you, your family and your business by Rory Prendergast

Author:Rory Prendergast [Prendergast, Rory]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

12. Movement

In this chapter you will explore how movement influences your capacity to achieve predictable success. Movement is an essential component of the Game Changer Formula. It is how you elevate your energy levels so you can perform efficiently and effectively. You must look after your body if you are to achieve the lifetime goals you set for yourself.

Your body is built for movement – not for sitting at a computer screen. Exercise will get the oxygen flowing through your body each morning so you are ready for the day ahead. It will help clear your mind in preparation for a focused and productive day. As the saying goes, “Good things come to those who sweat.”

Important: If you have any medical conditions, consult with a physician before you embark on any changes in exercise.

You may think that expending energy will make you more tired and therefore less effective, but the opposite is true. When you exercise in the morning, you feel energy and confidence coursing through you, you can concentrate for longer, and you will sleep better. Exercise can significantly improve your ability to perform productively.

If you are sitting at a desk most of the day, then you are doing exactly the opposite of what you were built for, so you need to compensate with exercise. You should exercise every morning before work if you want to reap the benefits of the Game Changer Formula. Time may be tight, especially if you've got young children in the house. It can be a challenge – but you can find a way to overcome that challenge. You will discover some helpful ideas here.

The reason you need to exercise in the morning, not the evening, as part of the Daily 10, is that your body needs a kickstart in the morning if you are to operate at peak performance. You need to start the flow of oxygen through the brain early, so that when you arrive at work, you feel powerful and ready to take on the day.

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Our daily workout lasts 24 hours and covers all major muscle groups, depending on what you are doing. Even sitting is like being on one of those exercise balls, constantly working your abdomen and back muscles to stay in relative synchronization with your surroundings. Hamstrings get a good stretch when working in the galley, as toes are braced against the presses, bum against the companionway, and upper body stretching for the remains of our supplies. Sleep does not arrest this continuous fitness regime – I hold on with my left arm while I sleep, my feet are constantly moving from side to side, and my tongue must also migrate, as I seem to bite it during the night to keep it in place. This does not make for a comfortable breakfast.

I know many people who run or cycle at lunchtime or in the evening for logistical reasons, and that's great, but you will find some routine of movement that you can do in the morning to get yourself pumped up.

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