{"id":1975,"date":"2011-03-17T19:33:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T19:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2011-10-29T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T12:12:17","slug":"training-for-the-desk-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/personal-development\/training-for-the-desk-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Training For The Desk Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 2 of 2 part series – Here’s Part 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Last week we looked at the challenges of working long hours<\/strong> at the desk and the physically and mentally endurance needed for effective performance.<\/p>\n

In answering the Question from part 1, How can you become a more productive and creative force behind the your desk, the answer is simply to Workout! Get your mind and body in a peak performance state. In particular we want to work on;<\/p>\n

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  1. maintaining proper breathing<\/li>\n
  2. maintaining Energy levels<\/li>\n
  3. maintaining your Concentration<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Exercise makes you smart<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Exercise will boost your productive<\/strong>, creativity concentration, ability to learn and enhance your self esteem, that’s why the desk worker keeps their body Olympic fit, By the way I lied, exercise does not make you smart, but it does put you in a fantastically better position for cognitive processing (that sounds so smart\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0it – cognitive processing,) John Medina the author of brain rules, says exercise is like fertiliser for the mind, it optimises the brain for learning and cognition (Thinking).<\/p>\n

    Training for the desk Olympics<\/span><\/h3>\n

    I hand picked three exercises Yoga, Juggling and Jogging to help fertilise and condition your mind body to work more comfortably and effectively behind your desk. NB. if you can’t juggle yet don’t worry the process of learning is just as important and helpful if not more so then knowing how juggle.<\/p>\n

    I had chosen these three exercises because I\u2019ve had great success with them Over the years, I\u2019ve become an evangelist, and I want to spread the good word to my fellow desk Olympians, so you can synergically benefits from these exercise’s<\/p>\n

    Step one<\/strong> Upping your Energy levels, increase stamina and Sharpens your Concentration<\/p>\n

    Yoga, because it is one of the most advanced system for physical and mental health, it has an African gold mine of benefits.<\/p>\n

    Benefits of yoga<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Strengthen body and realign posture<\/strong> and improve breathing which will relate in greater mental clarity<\/p>\n