Body Conscious or Health Conscious
Are you Body Conscious or Health Conscious
We see it all the time at the gym or in my office, people that are concerned about how they look and not necessarily about their health. Perhaps you do not know the difference between being body conscious or health conscious. See the table below to better understand the difference.
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Action |
Body Conscious |
Health Conscious |
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Eating Fats |
Will not eat out of fear of adding fat to my shape. |
Will eat a moderate amount of healthy fat because hormones, nerves and cell membranes require fat to function properly. |
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Eating Sugar |
Sugar gives me energy to workout and if I work out more, I can build larger muscles and look better. |
Energy from sugar is temporary, empty calories. I’d rather eat natural whole foods of complex carbs for sustained energy. |
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Sleep |
I will get enough to keep circles from under my eyes. |
Recognize that sleep is essential to re boot our system and rejuvenate our bodies. |
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Lifting weights |
To create larger muscles for a “hard body” muscular look. |
Gain/maintain strength and structural integrity. |
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Aerobic exercise |
If I do my cardio today I can have dessert and/or eat what ever I want today. |
If I do my cardio today I will improve my heart strength, my endurance and create a strong heart to serve me for years. |
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Doing Yoga |
How does that help with my body shape? It’s a waste of time. |
Centers, stretches and strengthens me from my core. It calms me and helps keep me balanced. |
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Going to a Chiropractor |
I will go to help alleviate an ache or a pain, so I can work out and look better. |
I will go to alleviate an ache or a pain and continue to utilize care to keep my nerve system working at its best. Like eating healthy foods and exercising regularly it keeps me at my best! |
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Thought process |
Short term thinking. |
Long term thinking. |
So, which are you Body Conscious or Health Conscious? Are there any changes you know you need to make? We are here to support you to be the healthiest version of you possible. Schedule a consult with Dr. Plasker and let’s figure out how we can help!