Fearless Body 45: Taking the weekend off (here's why)

I had to take a break because I was headed for illness if I didn't do something fast.

See, I've been explaining that this program has been kicking my butt. But instead of recovering, I was starting to feel ill. I realized my body was actually detoxing from the exercises.

This is really a GREAT benefit to the program that I wasn't expecting; however, my immune system just wasn't up for the task. So I'm taking a couple days off to take lots of vitamins, rest, drink plenty of water and encourage my body to flush out the toxins without making me get sick.

In the meantime, I did a little research that I think can help anyone doing an exercise program like this. So listen up...

How Exercise Helps With DetoxCardiovascular exercises help by increasing your body temperature over a sustained period, thus making you sweat out toxins. Also, they help your heart stay healthy. Core muscle exercises help massage and stimulate your internal organs. Most forms of exercise increase your breathing, thus providing a form of oxygen therapy. (Source: http://www.the-natural-path.com/benefit-of-exercise.html)

The body is engineered to heal itself to get rid of toxins and to keep the body running as efficiently as possible. With exercise you clean all of your internal organs at the same time. 

Exercise accelerates the detoxification process. As you exercise, the blood circulates throughout the body, bringing nutrients to all the organs and muscles. Exercise also helps lymph fluids circulate the body, which removes toxins and other harmful materials.  

(Source: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4618513_exercise-help-detox.html)

Tips To Detox Without Wiping Out

• Eat plenty of fiber, including brown rice and organically-grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Beets, radishes, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli, spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed are excellent detoxifying foods.
  
• Take vitamin C, which helps the body produce glutathione, a liver compound that drives away toxins.
  
• Drink at least 2 quarts of water daily.
  
• Breathe deeply to allow oxygen to circulate more completely through your system.
  
• Transform stress by emphasizing positive emotions. It's a good idea to detox stressful life situations along with detoxifying your body.

(Source: http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/10WaystoDetoxifyYourBody.html)

Don't fret, friends...I'll be back on the program again first thing on Monday. See you then!


Caveat: Never do any kind of detox or exercise program without first talking to your doctor.