Msg # 6559 Private Date: 06 May 94 08:18:00 From: Bob Johnstone To: All Subj: RELAX TO THE MAX ____________________________________________________________________________ (RELAX TO THE MAX, part 1 of 9) (If you already have a copy you might print another, for there have been some changes since the original.) RELAX TO THE MAX (tm) Copyrights 1947-1994 by Dr Robert B Johnstone One of the best ways of eliminating stress or creating energy and leading a more exciting life, is to exercise or eliminate stress through mental exercise. Most of us know one or more people that are full of energy. They are excited about life, sometimes they seem to get far more than their share of their work and play accomplished..... If you really think about it, you can recall times when you too, were bursting with energy. When the days seemed too short, when work even became play. For MAXIMUM results at reducing stress we need to use our BODY AND MIND.... Now, think about times when you could barely keep your eyes open. Perhaps when sitting watching television or in a class in school, yet, after-school or when participating in sports you felt full of energy. What about that rush of energy in any challenging or dangerous situation? Many individuals feel drained, unable to drag themselves to do the simplest of tasks. They leave letters to good friends unanswered or waste energy in front of stress producing television programs. (Take your pulse when resting before it begins, then take it again, at the height of some of those violent programs. Try it again, during a news program after bad news.) If you take 5 gallons of gas, put it into a 55 gallon drum, throw a lighted rag into that drum, it burns furiously. Yet, throw a rug on top of that barrel, and the fire goes out! We need oxygen, to create energy. More than any other substance that we take into our bodies. If you go without food for 7 days, begin eating again, and you recover from that nicely. But, try going without oxygen for TWO MINUTES and you quickly become a believer. Oxygen is the MOST important SUBSTANCE we take into our body. In physics kinetic energy is associated with motion. The same is true of human energy: it comes into existence through use. We are a different kind of machine, we wear out from lack of use. You can't store it up. As Frederick S. Perls one of the founders of Gestalt said, " I don't want to be saved; I want to be spent." We possess enormous stores of potential energy, more than we could ever use. If we tapped ten percent more of this energy, just think about what that could do for everyone.... Begin to get into shape or stay in shape. Physical fitness adds dramatically to your ability to create energy in every aspect of life. Many times, the solution for sleepy feelings or even depression, is 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. A pace that is * comfortable * for you...... I have a rowing machine in my office. I use it every day. In the beginning, I used to get breathless rowing for TWO minutes, I was so out of shape. So I only used it two minutes at a time. BUT I kept using it for two minutes periods many times a day, until I could use it longer. The total stilL added up to at least 15 to 20 minutes per day and eventually, I could work out for an hour or more each day..... Only 15 minutes per day, increases respiration or ability to take oxygen into your body at the maximum rate. 15 minutes per day, increases the strength of your heart at the * maximum * rate (SEE Physical Fitness in 30 minutes per week.) .... As I exercised, my strength levels increased, my heart got stronger, and I could exercise for more than one or two minutes without resting to keep my heart in the safe range for my age. Gradually, I extended the time, so that I reached a point where I could row, for * 15-20 * minutes without stopping. By that time, I was amazed at how much younger I felt and the level of energy that I had. Today, my Doctor tells me my heart is stronger than that of many 25 year olds. Many clients have said things like N.B. of Costa Mesa, CA. "I hate exercise! Until I used the set of RELAX TO THE MAX tapes in spite of having a membership at a Spa, I never went. When I purchased the tapes I never believed that would change. After listening to the tapes for three weeks, I began going sporadically. Within three months I was going to the spa 3 to 4 times weekly. " You too can learn in this series or messages, to reduce stress MENTALLY, until you can also use physical exercise to improve the quality of life. (Continued in Part 2) --- FLAME v1.0 * Origin: For PTSD or Emotions & Physical HELP 714-525-1706 (1:10/25) PATH: 10/25 103/501 121 3615/50 138/103 1 352/3 410 03