Many people ask me about working out in the gym to know if I think it is beneficial. Well, why do people go to the gym in the first place? Is it not to get a ‘great’ body? This seems to be the first motivation and any intention to just get outer beauty to fit the times, will not be beneficial. You have to look back into how this pastime became popular as man’s quest for outer beauty became excessive.
Other issues are;
1-The gym is an artificial environment of air conditioning, lights and machines devoid of much that is natural. These are very negative conditions to be putting the body under pressure to physically perform. People are usually also listening to music and watching TV which is also making the senses overload.
2-The machines are artificially pushing (taking the place of self motivation) a person to push them self beyond their natural capacity, making you over sweat, dehydrate and over work the whole system of muscles and organs. This helps organs to become older quicker so they will not function naturally.
3-Lifting weights also shortens muscles and takes away flexibility which is not beneficial to health. A flexible body will lengthen muscles and help the flow of blood around the body.
4-The hot/cold aspect of the body and mind become imbalanced as the system tends to over heat.
5-Maybe the most important point is that the breath becomes very shallow and rapid, letting in much less air for the system to be able to function naturally. Especially with a competitive mind, the person will make their breathing very imbalanced which will affect the heart, lungs and brain.
It is interesting as many people also go to the gym to ‘let off’ excess energy (anxiety and stress) accumulated through frustrations of work, relationships or sexual tensions. These frustrations need mental attention and this ‘quick fix’ burst of energy seems to do the job for a moment but you might find it is more of a distraction from the real issues.
It is better and more positive to help the body to reach its peak health instead of reaching fitness for outer appearances. If you take a view to be healthy rather than fit then you will feel mentally and physical well and arrive at the weight you need to be naturally.
Yogi Cameron
on Mar 25th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
aow…that’s a hawt pic!
Hi my sunshine Cameron!I guess I’m being helped right hah hun?I’ve got to go shower now & then pretty much into bed.I’m very grateful for today’s topic too especially because this is a huge issue for me.Therefore I will write tomorrow.I guess I have some questions too.Rock me Cameron it’s hump day.I am loving you like crazy.Goodnight my hot Cameron.Hot hugs & kisses
on Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Dearest Cameron, Ray , Love , Mich and all
Thank you Cameron I appreciate it :p, I think we should have strong and healthy body to be able to live life happily,enjoy your time with others like loved ones and giving to others. :p
Thanks Ray for Earth Vote, i’m in :p we used to use candle and the lantern :p at our centre :p with the moon light out….
Cameron, what you wrote is new for me , what if we switch to different various excercise ? How about those who depend on Gym to keep their physical attraction like Supermodels? last few days i tried Tap-dance :p
We love , we share and we renew it :p i love you all my sweethearts :p Thank you for your gesture of friendship :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cfWoksT_w&feature=related
on Mar 26th, 2009 at 3:22 am
DO YOU HAVE A TAIL? HAPPINESS
Watch this!
Take this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xz7edbxACo
Till later!
Cameron my heaven,last evening after emailing & blogging you here and right upto now - I went to catch the sunrise this morning,I have been deeply thinking of myself and how I am behaving, - I was fearing that maybe I am sounding like I am playing the fool and I am not serious - (you know what I am refering to Cameron) - I was thinking about you and me - are we on the right path?What’s going to happen.And as I was out in the nature I realized so much - so many truths whispered to me & you.I just have to be happy!And here the vid above - crosses the T - like putting it’s signature accross the contract I have signed with happiness.Okay - now I’ll get some of my chores done & I’ll come here later.See you hun - till later.ILY
on Mar 26th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE YOGA - tidee da-da da-da da
CAMERON my sunshine after doing some hours of research on this topic I am deeply grateful to you for posting this healthy & wise article which is so informative and which also opens up a whole universe of wealth and treasures unto one - welcoming all of this into one’s life.Today Cameron has been a magical day for me.Strangely all questions to everything on my mind since last evening have been answered to me by the universe very directly and in constant flow,today.Amazing! I wish this for everyone who seeks answers - it is a wonderful feeling.So thank you my darling Cameron.You rock honey and life rocks too!My star rocks darling!!!I love you Cameron - you are the best.Have a brilliant day.Hugs & sparkling kisses
on Mar 26th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I’m one of those who got sucked into a gym membership….eventhough I’d laugh at how everyone at the gym looks like hamsters on their exercise wheel. The artificialness was the first thing I noticed about the gym environment….but during the winter it really is the only place to get some exercise in my day. Mostly I go to the gym for the classes—they are boring because they only satisfy the external, not the internal. But to get some physical exercise even if it’s the gym is still better than not exercising and it’s nice to meet new people at the gym. To me fitness is important because I can feel the difference in my bodily function, and my mood. At the same time I hold a yoga membership, and yeh that’s far more satisfying…but unfortunately I found this yoga studio is lacking the spiritual guidence. So I’m on the search for a studio that will guide me on the real yoga practice……that is the spiritual practice that I’m seeking.
Cameron, thx for being so bold, even if it’s going against the grain. I’m so glad that my gut feelings about the gym are validated by your article.
on Mar 27th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Even though life is reflection of water when i wake up and everything is gone :p
Light for eternity from myself that i can rely on :p
Ray, thanks for Yoga with Cameron and Your inspiration, i will be better at it, i promise :p :p :p :p I do still run since i enjoy the speed and it been what i do professionally :p I chant and put my mind at center in the meantime :p
Love, i feel you sweetlove, you are phenomenon love to me baby, keep it up , bring it on, when we pick or put your angelic nose at the fragrance flowers, it tremble heaven baby love :p :p :p
Mich, that is so cool, i miss being member of gym :p btw, one day while running on machine, i ask myself, is there anything else to life? lol :p
My grandpa had heart surgery and we chant together :p He said he wants to be in same celestial castle with grandma :p
Do you believe in hereafter? Have you ever experience of someone who is back from Death and tell us about heaven?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1QrQfkWec&feature=related
More questions :p
1. What are the best 10 things that happen to you?what are the best fortunate things about you and where you are now? Contenment :p
Invest for the future sweetie, i give you hands and feet massage today all my love bottomless heart of mine to Yogi Cameron, Love, Ray and Mich…including all beings in Hell, earth, heaven and Buddhas in secret and opened Nirvana..real meditator and your Yoga student Bon :p xoxooxo :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p Miss u like crazy at our abdomen :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
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on Mar 29th, 2009 at 4:49 am
wow…i have never seen this from this perspective…have trained 3 times a week with heavy weights and only few repetitions
can anyone give me a plan to replace my training now ? (im serious im quitting it. because i wanted to train for health and get some muscles to feel good and powerful in my body… but now im convinced that it isnt healthy to train like this…)
) tho dont wanna big muscles. just wanna keep a healthy looking body. any tips or plans ?
so is there a 20 min plan for 3 times a week that will be healthy and will make my body looking healthy ? (im 19 year old, dont wanna get a skinny
greets Alex
on Mar 30th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Alex-It all depends on what kind of lifestyle you have and how much energy you burn up. As I write in the article once a day eating is good for people who are not exerting themselves very much. At your age you may want to eat twice a day until you feel once a day is adequate.
Namaste
on Apr 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
hai,i have read something about you and nown i’m here!I’m Italian.I have from 5years a lot of problems with my body for first menopause(at only 38years!!)..so now I have 20kg to much on my body,but the fitness was
no ok for me…nothing change or change for litte period..
do you think it is a problem of mind?or of different way of eat?or i must make a medical terapy?I don’t like terapy, I think that I can talk with my body if I know how!
now for me is a vey problem because I don’t see me in this body!!
thanks for your time
pina