What I Have Learned from lifeguarding During an Aquafit Class

As I sit in the ARC Pool every Tuesday morning at 9, it is far from quiet and peaceful. It's full of music, laughter and splashing.

Aqua Fit

The Aqua Fit class is a class roughly of 12 ladies all above the age of 50, held every Tuesday. As these ladies exercise in the pool, getting an aerobic and resistance workout in, they all laugh and are cheerful. That is a lesson in itself that physical activity can be a fun, social event! You don't have to be straight faced, headphones in and be antisocial to have a good workout. The benefits of a social life spread all across the wellness board and can be a great emotional booster.

Try a fitness class with some friends and see how it makes you feel!

Is Sleep for the Weak?

How many hours of sleep did you get last night??

Is Sleep for the Weak?

Answer: HECK NO. Those that sleep a solid 8 to 9 hours a night are going to wake up feeling refreshed a ready to take on the day -- not weak at all. 

Our bodies and brains reset during sleep, giving us the power to go on throughout the next day. If an individual may only get 5 or 6 hours of sleep, work place productivity is sure to decrease as one fights of the mid morning sleepiness. Whereas, the individual that got a great nights sleep paired with a complete breakfast will be productive into lunch time.

Try to go to bed an hour early tonight and see how you feel tomorrow!

Benefits of the Sunshine

Hello to all those awesome people reading this blog, have you seen the sun yet today?

Benefits of the Sunshine

Everyday, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West and we only have so long to enjoy the fine rays of light and heat. But making the most of you r time in the sun can be greatly beneficial to your health!!

The sun's ultra violet rays produce vitamin D in our bodies can can help with the following: regulation of calcium, which helps in bone strength; immune system booster from increased white blood cells. These two factors alone can help everyone lead a longer, more enjoyable life. 

While many people want to block the powerful ultra violet rays with sun block, the sun block itself is often more harmful than the sun! Chemicals stop the ultra violet rays from passing the skin, therefore no vitamin  D can be synthesized. Instead, just keep track of how long you are in direct contact with the sun and try to keep it at a safe level. 

The sun even has mental health benefits that we cant find with man made light. The average lux of the sun is nearly 10 times that of artificial light which helps stimulate the brain in ways not previously stimulated by artificial light.

Physical and mental benefits provided from the sun are free to access and may only take a few hours a day to change around your life!

Who let me have a blog??

Wow, would you look at this! Dan the man with a working blog, I promise you wont be let down.


Lets talk about one of my favorite activities that not only is great physical activity, but also a great way to experience the outdoors - stand up paddle-boarding. Paddle boarding is a board sport that originated with surfers using paddles. The similarities between a paddle board and surfboard are its length, width and tail fins. Of course every board, stand up or surf, can be customized to fit the rider but over all they are both similar boards.

The difference comes in how the boarder propel themselves through the water. A surfer will lay on their stomach and paddle with their arms; whereas, a stand up paddle boarder uses a paddle to create movement.

Surfing paddling

VS.

Stand up paddling

It is the movements of stand up that creates a vigorous cardio workout, and an unreal back, biceps and abdominal burn. This sport gets you closer to wildlife and a healthy lifestyle, so try a stand up paddle-board today!

Comment your favorite outdoor experience in the comments below and maybe your favorite activity will be my next blog!

Photo links: 

https://www.islesurfandsup.com/how-to-choose-a-standup-paddle-board-the-three-sup-models/

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