Sharpen the Saw - Mental Dimension
This week we are going to look at the Mental Dimension for Covey’s “Sharpen the Saw”. But the mental dimension isn’t just formal education. It is about how we learn after school. One of the best ways is to read books (or if you are slow reader, listen to audiobooks). Other ways to learn are through uni. Additionally, you could start taking classes in things you are interested in.
How to Help Prevent the Most Common Sporting Injury
https://www.healthline.com/health/tight-hamstring#yoga
Hamstrings are the most common sports injury and they take a long time to heal and often recur. Help prevent this by loosening your hamstrings by using some these exercises.
Sharpen the Saw
This week we are going to look at one of our favourite Habits…Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw. It is the process of enhancing and preserving your greatest asset...YOU! Covey describes 4 dimensions of renewal:Physical, Social/Emotional, Spiritual and Mental. This week we will look at the physical dimension. This involves caring for your body by exercising, eating the right foods getting enough rest.
Is sitting all day giving you tight pecs?
The ‘lats’ are one of the largest muscles in your back and helps protect and stabilize the spine while giving your back and shoulder strength.
Because they attached to the shoulder, the shoulder blades, the arm, the ribs and the spine, tight lats can affect our posture, our back and our shoulders causing back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain.
Can Exercise Make You Smarter?
When you ask someone why they are exercising they’ll tell you, they want to look good in a bikini or lose weight or get buff.
But what about our brains?
When was the last time you heard someone say they are exercising to get a bigger brain?!
Can exercise actually make us smarter?
Well, research has found that exercise can enhance how we think and improve our memory.