Deremiah,
*CPE uses a continuous regimen to stay in shape
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Michael Williams says,
Like many successful
Nightingale Conant speakers, Deremiah, *CPE, is short on time, but he still
manages to fit weight lifting and exercise into his busy schedule. You can
too! One great way to do it is to start out each day like Deremiah does by
exercising. If you’re really short on time exercise at least 20-30 minutes
and you’ll see the difference in your body in a short amount of time! |
He stars in motivational
presentations, designs his own line of clothing and miscellaneous wares, donates
time to numerous organizations like Kiwanis and AWANA, writes songs, paints &
draws and raises a dozen children from several cultures and mentors students;
and somehow Deremiah, *CPE, manages to squeeze exercise into his jam packed
schedule everyday. We caught up with this expert multitasker to get the skinny
on his thoughtful approach to fitness.
Living Free:
How do you fit exercise into a day packed as tightly as yours?
Deremiah,
*CPE: It’s easy.
I just do it first thing in the morning quite early. That way I don’t have to
try to do it later when I’m tired. Doing it first thing keeps me refreshed and
revitalized. After weightlifting and exercise I take a hot shower and turn it
to cold before I get out. This helps me to feel energized the whole day.
Living Free:
How would you describe the kind of work out you do?
Deremiah,
*CPE: It's an easy
method you can use where you build on consistent workouts using slow high
repetition. While exercising is good for you I’ve added weight lifting in order
to tone and strengthen. Now when you combine this with plenty of water, good balanced
eating…lots of fruits, vegetables and small servings of Fish or chicken you have
the same diet I’ve used to stay fit and trim.
Living Free:
Is there anything you stay away from when you’re working out?
Deremiah,
*CPE: Yes. I stay away from procrastinating about working out. That's why doing it first thing every morning is so important. Build it into your daily routine as a habit and you'll avoid putting it off. I
also avoid any exercise routines that fail to practice a slow controlled
methodology. If it’s real wild and out of control I know that’s not for me.
More injuries happen when people are just flying through their routines without
applying some discretion. Patiance is a virtue.
Living Free:
Can you do your routine on the road as easily as you do it at home?
Deremiah,
*CPE: Absolutely.
My work out can easily be done anywhere. With a couple of dumb bells you can
duplicate my work out right now. If you don't have weights don't worry about it. Before I added the weight training I use to focus on Jumping Jacks, push-ups, crunchers, running in place or in the gym and of course stretching. When you add dumb bells now you can use this tool in so many ways that you'll never get board with your routine. Dumb bells allow you to add variations. You can vary the extensions or distance you use the weight from your body. And there are plenty of variations you can do on the curl (regular or reverse).
Living Free:
Does staying fit help your creativity?
Deremiah,
*CPE: Sure it
does. Great circulation and even mental focus while working out opens up your
idea well. Your creativity is always more prevalent and apparent when you
workout early. The stimulation to the brain with increased blood flow, water
intake and oxygen is tremendous. It is a great stimulant to increased idea
generation. Combine your work out with affirmations and you lock your future up
in your brain and in your muscles brains all at the same time.
