Seize the Day! (PART 6 of 6)
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count.
It’s the life in your years.
~Abraham Lincoln
Response to our series of suggestions for how to seize the day in 2009 has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you for your comments about how YOU are making the most of current opportunities. If you wish to revisit any of the post in this series, go to the end of this post and click on the topic you wish to read.
As you head into the new year, we wish you a 2009 filled with hope, happiness, success, and less stress.
While you may not be able to control the world, you can control how you respond to it. So wake up! Get going! Life is short and time is fleeting…Here’s our sixth suggestion for how to seize the day:
Get your heart rate up
Our last tip for “Seizing the Day” is to get your heart pumped up. Yep, we are recommending that you consider interval training to supercharge your fitness, boost your metabolism, burn off extra fat, and reach those goals that you have set for yourself.
Interval training is basically exercise which consists of activity at high intensity for a period of time, followed by low intensity exercise. These “sets” are repeated. The four variables that you can manipulate when designing your exercise routine are:
- intensity (speed) of work interval
- duration (distance or time) of work interval
- duration of rest or recovery interval
- number of repetitions of each interval.
The idea is to work harder than usual in your work sets and to fully recover during the low intensity intervals. Interval training is a great way to change your routine, increase results and burn more calories. And there is nothing like a good hard workout to clear your mind of cluttered thoughts, leaving only deep physical and mental refreshment.
Let us hear from you.
We have enjoyed sharing our suggestions about how to seize the day. If you missed one of the installments in the series, you can click on any of the links below to revisit them.
- Push yourself to breakthrough thinking
- Reach out to someone in need
- Figure out your current crossroads
- Read broadly, read deeply, and read copiously
- Bring your business to the world of social networks
- Get your heart rate up
We’d love to hear how you are “seizing this very day” as well as your comments on our suggestions. Just hit the “comments” button below and let us hear from you.