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RE: The Gym - A Place For Mental Clarity
I don't do this often but occassionally after a run I'll sit down and meditate and wait for my monkey mind to start thinking. I achieve this momentary clarity where I have no inner dialogue, I hear my heart beating and feel my chest rising and falling as I breath but I don't notice any thoughts.
I get this sort of serenity from exercise. Exercise is one of the most powerful tools to improve cognition. For me I find most cardio monotonous, I prefer to lift or do Bjj for fitness which requires mental and physical sharpness to be good at
Ugh I wanna do BJJ so bad, that and Krav Maga.
But yes, I absolutely know what you mean. I didn't start really lifting regularly until after a bad breakup a couple years ago but it is probably the single greatest decision I've ever made in my life. The discipline I've cultivated lifting has pure into all other aspects of my life and I would not be the person I am (and continuously becoming) if it was not for lifting.
Thanks for your response : )