Maslow's Hierarchy Effected By Exercise

Exercise is something everybody needs. I think it is part of Maslow's Hierarchy... maybe it is; somewhere in the bottom tier... you know the physiological rung that is at the very bottom.

But even if it isn't part of sleeping, eating, sex, excreting, and homeostasis it helps with all those things. Then we can look at other parts of Maslow's little triangle.

Our physiological being is going to much improved if we are exercising. That will increase all of those different little highlights Maslow outlines.

Exercising helps us to get into a circadian rhythm with sleep. It helps us to take nutrients from what we eat, and it helps with all the other things too.

Next on the list safety, exercise certainly helps you to maintain a safe healthy life no doubt about that. Maslow says we can't be comfortable unless we are safe with employment, health, body, family and all those things.

Now being fit may or may not help you in your employment, more than likely it will, but it may not. However many studies have shown that exercising has helped to increase relationships up to ten fold.

After you have your needs met at physiological and a safety level, we move up a step to love and belonging. I hate to be shallow and vain, but if someone is fit I can accept them as a person a lot more.

But thinking of it objectively, you see a fit person who works to keep their body in shape that reflects on their character. Not that you should judge people who are out of shape, I'm sure they are working hard at other things in life.

So being from an objective stand point, as someone who may or may not be fat, I would you being fit is going to make you more accepted. I haven't done research to find any studies, but I can almost guarantee it, through reasoning alone.

Next and this is a huge one esteem. The second to highest rung on Maslow's pyramid of needs is esteem.

Without feeling value for yourself, what do you have? I suppose you have a body and a family and possible you are very well protected and safe, but without esteem you are just an empty shell.

Esteem for yourself and for others is what makes life worth living. It is what ads passion to romance.

You can obviously see how exercising is going to increase self-esteem. Exactly it will increase your testosterone, thus causing you to feel indestructible.

And lastly the highest thing to work for on Maslow's list: self-actualization. This is your ability to problem solve, your ability to be spontaneous, your morality.

Exercise will help you maintain a youthful healthy character. This heightening the value of your esteemed values.

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