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Mind, body and soul fitness.

We all know that exercise is good for us. When we are stressed it increases our ability to cope with stress. It increases the blood circulation and muscle tone, so our internal organs work better. Everything about exercise is good for us. We also know that if we do not exercise the only likely end would be pain of one sort or another and general health problems. We however, in the majority do not put any importance on other types of fitness - for example the fitness of the mind, or creative fitness.

Like physical conditioning mind conditioning works very similarly. In order for the mind to stay sharp and focused, it needs to be exercised. Things like problem solving, doing puzzles or engaging in a lively debate all contribute to making your mind fit. The more we engage our mind the better we will feel and the better will our ability to remember be. On the flip side we also must give our mind an opportunity to rest and recuperate, when we engage it too much. Meditation and relaxation will disengage the mind from the constant analysis of data and will give it an opportunity to unwind so it can perform better in the future.

Another type of fitness that is extremely important to our overall well being is creative fitness. It is even more rarely paid attention to then traditional types of fitness. Unfortunately people do not realize that being creative not only brings us success in business and professional environment, but also makes us happier and more fulfilled as individuals. All creative fitness really means is the ability to easily generate creative solutions to problems we encounter, the ability to generate ideas or think “outside the box”. The great thing about creativity is that all you have to do to maintain and expand this ability, is to use it on the regular basis. That could include anything from playing in a garage band, to art, to anything else that might spark that creative flow. Because creativity is closely related to self expression, it directly nourishes our soul and general well being. So if we want to be truly fulfilled we must develop the ability to be creative as much as possible.

It is important for us to lead balanced lives, or at least as balanced as we can make them. In order for us to attain that, we have to keep our selves healthy in our body, mind and spirit. Exercising all three of those parts in our life, will get us the happiness we desire.