Body-Mind-Spirit Enhancement through Applied Physical Culture - Food & Water

Physical Culture: The philosophy, regimen, or lifestyle of seeking maximum physical performance ability through such means as fitness training, diet, aerobic activity, and mental discipline. Specific benefits include improvements in health, appearance, strength, endurance, flexibility, speed, and general fitness as well as greater proficiency in sport and physical related activities.

Our ability, accomplishment andquality of life will be impacted by our state of body-mind-spirit wellness. I list the order of body-mind-spirit with purpose as the state of each influence the enhancement of the next. Physical culture can significantly benefit us in reaching our human potential by enhancing the quality and quantity of our physical energy and capacity.
An integrated, healthy lifestyle base is needed whether one’s objective is specific-activity participation or general health and wellness. An integrated healthy lifestyle consists of a structured, focused, flexible application of a sound diet, daily exercise or physical activity, and adequate recuperation. It is paramount to see all these components linked synergistically as the failure of one will detract from the whole.

The first and most important step in optimizing one’s physical fitness is to reassess and make any adjustments needed to create a wholesome, sufficient diet and total hydration, which is balanced in volume to meet energy expenditure needs. Not enough food or water will rob you of your energy and recovery potential. Individual specifically portioned meals every 3 hours along with constant intake of measured levels of water are necessary to assure consistent energy supplies, regulated blood sugar levels, maintain hydration and help the body to recover.
Our bodies are designed for constant movement and have potential for incredible performance when properly prepared and fueled. In times of intense, prolonged effort it is key to maintain an intake to compensate for loss as it takes the body up to 24 hours to rebuild adequate stores of glycogen and hydration once depleted too low.