Hi everyone, I wanted to share my most recent experience with you about how exercise can help you stay focused, increase your energy, and get more done. I found this out quite by accident, but I felt the results were worth writing about.

I couple of weeks ago, I had an operation I believe it was on June 9th, 2012, well the next week when I went for my follow up Doctor's apt, the Doc told me I have to start eating right, less salt, nothing with wheat, as it has something or other it in that contributes to stone formation, no drinking, and a whole list of other things.

As if this was not a hard enough adjustment, he also told me I need to lose weight, because being overweight will increase the likelihood that my body will form new stones.

Well, at the time of my operation, they weighed me at an embarrassing 270 pounds (122 kilos) so obviously I need to lose weight, and I have known that for years, but it took an operation, and the threat of having another one to get me up off my butt and get me into a gym.

Here's what I have discovered after my first trip to the gym, sure I felt tired for awhile, but then my energy started to come back, and it just kept coming! A few hours after my work out, I felt really good, my body didn't have that draggy tired feeling, it was amazing to say the least.

I also noticed I was able to focus on my work more, I got so much done the rest of that day, I couldn't hardly believe it! I would say at least 3 times what I usually get done, and I didn't want to stop, I worked until past 9 PM that night.

Well I started reading up on it, and what I discovered is that exercise, floods the brain with oxygen, and relieves stress, as oxygen levels increase, and stress decreases, it leaves the brain clear and alert.

I also learned that exercise releases dopamine which acts as a neurotransmitter, now by no means am I an expert, and please don't ask me for a scientific breakdown of these two words, but from what I have been reading, the dopamine is a huge contributing factor to the increased focus one feels after a good workout.

I don't know about you, but I always used to make excuses for not working out, "I don't have time", "I don't feel good", " I'm to tired".

well I can't make those excuses anymore, because not feeling good, or feeling tired is a direct result of not working out, and the increase in my productivity and energy, saves time, rather than waste it.

Even the next morning, I didn't have to drag myself out of bed, when I woke up, I was awake, and alert, and feeling good, which for me is saying a lot, because I usually feel awful when I wake up, for at least an hour.

I'm so glad I have started down a path that will lead me to a longer, healthier, and more productive life!

Thanks for reading, Now get off yer duff, and get to the gym! =)