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to take a break from the stress of my work during maximum effort, focus on good form
and improve the blood flow to my head. This with each exercise to maximize the benefits
improved circulation helps with my creativity and minimize the risk of injury, etc. With
and problem solving when I’m at work. I’m speech giving, the process looks something
able to think more clearly, which gives me like this: Decide on a topic, research the topic,
more insight into the problems I’m asked to take notes, use word-mapping or outlining
solve as an engineer. Sometimes the solution to construct notes into a speech, rehearse the
to a problem will even come to me while I’m speech as many times as needed, give the
working out. speech, and incorporate feedback from the
A hard workout also helps me relax. I evaluation of the speech. Both the processes
may feel a bit worn down for the few hours of muscle building and speech preparation are
immediately following my weightlifting, but methods that work best when you implement
the relaxation helps me feel less tense when them consistently. You may even find some
I’m doing other things such as playing my speech material in your exercise.
trombone. The relaxation and fatigue also Now that you’ve read my thoughts on what
help me sleep better at the end of the day, a renewed exercise routine is doing for me,
which gets me up the next morning feeling what can exercise do for you? You don’t have
more rested. to run a marathon, though I’m aware that one
Additionally, my methodical approach of our District leaders has done so recently.
to exercise hones my focus on the process, But you can benefit from the increased blood
which even translates well to my Toastmasters flow, relaxation, improved sleep, and speech
speeches. Two seconds up, four seconds down, material exercise can give you. Are you ready
exhale forcefully (even if it sounds like a grunt) to join me? See you at the gym.
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