30 Days of Self Healing – Day 13
Today, do some strength training, as it’s critically important to include weight training in a self-healing fitness program. First, muscular health provides total-body immunity for reasons scientists are just be- ginning to understand. Second, you lose muscle as you get older, so you have to work harder to build more. Also, building muscle speeds up your body’s metabolism, which means you burn more calories. Another benefit to building strength is increased body definition. Strength training tones your body and makes you look better in your clothes. If you’ve never lifted weights before, begin your program with a personal trainer to make sure that your body posture and positioning are correct. In addition, a qualified trainer will help you get better results and avoid injury. If you’re not comfortable with lifting weights or the added expense of consulting a personal trainer, try joining a body-sculpting class. These typically use rubber tubing and body resistance to build muscle.
* For more information on how exercise heals, read Chapter four of The Power of Self-Healing (Hay House).
Dr. Fabrizio Mancini is a Wellness Expert; an internationally acclaimed educator, philanthropist, bilingual speaker; and President Emeritus of Parker University in Dallas, Texas. He is the best-selling author of The Power of Self-Healing and Feeling Fab: Four Steps to Living a Fabulous Life, and the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Chiropractic Soul and The Well-Adjusted Soul.?A frequent guest of radio and television programs, Dr. Mancini has been featured on Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Fox News, and numerous syndicated morning shows. He also has his own popular weekly radio show, Self-Healing with Dr. Fab, on HayHouseRadio.com. Dr. Mancini has given testimony to the White House Commission for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and served on the Texas Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness. His commitment to keeping the Hispanic community informed of healthy habits has led to numerous appearances on CNN Español, Univision, Telemundo, and MundoFox.? After nine years in private practice, Dr. Mancini became one of the youngest presidents of a college or university when he was chosen to lead Parker University in 1999. During his 13 years as president, he guided the university to historic educational and professional achievements. He now practices in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Mancini’s tireless efforts to improve lives have been recognized with numerous honors, including Heroes for Humanity, Humanitarian of the Year, CEO of the Year, and induction into the Wellness Revolutionaries Hall of Fame. He was recently chosen as the namesake for the library at UNEVE, one of Mexico’s leading universities. Dr. Mancini is also a graduate of the prestigious Institute for Educational Management in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
