Focus on purposeful recovery and its anxiety-reducing benefits. Taken together, all four pillars - mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery - can help us manage anxiety in stressful times.
Category: EXOS 4-Pillar Approach
The 4-pillar approach to fighting anxiety: Movement (3 of 4)
Regular exercise releases endorphins to help reduce stress hormones and keep us resilient, both mentally and physically. Help your family fight anxiety with regular movement to stay fit and resilient.
The 4-pillar approach to fighting anxiety: Nutrition (2 of 4)
Fuel your family’s mental health with foods that are proven to have a positive impact on mood and resilience, which is our ability to bounce back after experiencing stress. Fight anxiety with a healthy diet!
The 4-pillar approach to fighting anxiety: Mindset (1 of 4)
How do we re-integrate into a society that looks so much different than the one we knew in early 2020? The EXOS approach to a positive mindset can help support our mental health and ease some anxiety during our transition back to normal life.
INFOGRAPHIC: Printable, customizable heart-smart workout
Use this EXOS planner to develop a heart-smart workout based on your current cardio performance level. Approach this challenge with a 4-pillar foundation: mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery.
This is the beginning of anything you want
The first quarter of a new year is a great time to start anew tracking your progress against health goals. Focus on what the EXOS four pillars of human performance – mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery – can do for you with these simple strategies for success.
Health is a gift you give yourself
Many of us approach “getting healthy” like an unpleasant task we’d rather put off for another day. It may seem overwhelming to face so many messages in the media, on our social feeds, and in our everyday lives that offer conflicting messages about what “getting healthy” really means, or how we even begin.
4-Pillar Foundation Series: Nutrition Fuels A Healthy Body, Brain
Brain fog and lack of ability to concentrate may indicate that you aren’t getting enough of some brain-boosting nutrition. The foods and beverages we consume help fuel our muscles, contribute to healthy skin, help us to recover after a workout and even affect the brain. Incorporate these healthy foods as part of a balanced approach...
4-Pillar Foundation Series: Develop a healthy mindset
Healthy living starts with getting through a lot of mental barriers and deciding that healthy pursuits are worth the effort. That’s what we at EXOS call “Mindset,” and it’s an essential pillar of our human performance philosophy. How do you change the way you’ve always thought about yourself and your ability to become the healthiest...
7 Secrets to Rocking Your Fitness Routine in 2018
You may or may not know it, but Mercy Fitness Center is professionally managed by EXOS, a world leader in human performance. What that means is that our approach to total health and fitness is based on the EXOS 4-Pillar Approach: 1. Mindset. Decide you will. Commit to your goal. 2. Nutrition. Food is 90...