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exercise, gym, healthy, hot yoga, live, motivation, positivity, sweat
New year resolutions usually include something like healthier diets, increased exercise and eating out less. Everyone has their own methods to try and achieve these resolutions, whether it be partaking in the next popular diet or purchasing a gym membership.
My resolution was to find an exercising routine that would help me stay fit and feel better. When we exercise, our body releases endorphins, which makes us happy – Elle Woods taught us that. However, I think out of all of the exercising routines, hot yoga does this the most.
I’m the kind of person that walks into the gym and just groans. Once I’m on the elliptical and pedaling away, I’m fine, but it’s the getting there that is difficult.
It’s not the same with hot yoga.
I walk into the room and just lay there and relax. The holds and the poses during the classes are grueling and the way that hot yoga works your body is much more extensive than you may think. Everyone in the class is constantly sweating, but the point is you’re not only exercising and building muscle; you’re sweating out the stress from last week, the test that you’re about to study for and the roommate drama that’s been going on for months.
This work out cleanses the body and the soul. Every time I leave my hot yoga class, I feel happier, relaxed and relieved. I’ve began to focus on exactly how I feel after leaving the class and there is a sense of clarity that makes me feel like my best self. I now try and channel that feeling all the time.
I don’t think that every single person needs to start attending hot yoga classes in order to feel this way, but if we approach life with a positive mindset, then the more that we do will be positive too. Think positively, live positively, breathe positively and you will realize that your life and the people around you are more special than you ever thought before.
Quincy Pham
http://www.theeffervescententity.com/
