How to improve your temperament through fitness exercises

The improvement of temperament by fitness is never a metaphysical filter. It is essentially the result of the joint action of physical body posture correction + psychological positive feedback. As long as the method is correct, people around you will be able to clearly feel your changes in two or three months.

When I first joined the company, the front desk girl at my previous company always had her shoulders hunched, her head tilted forward when she walked, and she spoke softly, which always gave people a timid feeling. Later, she signed up for a Pilates personal trainer, and she ran three kilometers two nights a week for more than three months. During the last company team building, I saw her standing in the crowd from a distance, her shoulders and back were very stretched, wearing ordinary white jeans and a T-shirt, her neck was straight, and her whole body lit up when she smiled, which was completely different from the cowering look before.

Of course, some people complained, "I haven't seen any improvement in my temperament after practicing for more than half a year. On the contrary, the more I practice, the stronger I become and I look bulky." This is really not a fault of fitness. I met a guy in the gym before. He practiced chest training for almost half a year, but never did back training. His shoulder buckles became more and more serious, and his whole upper body looked like Dressing like you are holding a ball at all times, even walking with your breasts in your arms, naturally does not have anything to do with "good temperament". There are also some friends who pursue extremely large muscle dimensions and have extremely low body fat. In daily conditions, the muscles are tight and inevitably look stiff. This is all a question of the choice of fitness direction and has nothing to do with the exercise itself.

To put it bluntly, temperament is like the pattern of clothes. Your skeletal muscles are the hangers that hold up your clothes. People who sit for long periods of time with their heads bowed most of the time have upper cross syndrome, with rounded shoulders, forward heads, and slumped waists. The hangers themselves are crooked and soft. No matter how expensive the clothes are, they will collapse and look shapeless. Fitness is essentially The first thing to do is to get your crooked clothes hanger back into position: practice more back and shoulder external rotation to open the inwardly buckled shoulders, and practice core exercises to straighten up your slumped waist. The muscle mass will increase, and the flesh on the body will not be loose and falling down. The "fit" of the whole person will be straightened first, and it will look good even if you wear dozens of plain-colored T-shirts.

And this kind of change is not just external. I have been practicing for more than four years. The most obvious feeling is that I am gradually gaining a sense of control over my body: I ​​used to be out of breath when running 800 meters, but now I can easily complete a half marathon. I used to shake the deadlift bar, but now I can lift my own weight. This confidence of "I can control my body" will be unconsciously carried into my daily life. I will not panic over the smallest things, and my state of dealing with others will be stable. That calm feeling is also part of my temperament.

Of course, this does not mean that fitness is the only way to improve your temperament. Some friends say that they just like to stay at home and do not like to move. They can also develop a good temperament by dressing up and reading. This is different from person to person. It is just that fitness is the lowest cost and the fastest way to achieve results. If you have tried to exercise three days a week for a month, you will know how good it feels to relax your whole body.