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How to burn fat in a hilarious way

When was the last time you were with some friends and someone told a joke that caused you to snort your drink through your nose?

When did you last laugh so hard your stomach hurt, and you couldn’t stop laughing, and you waved your hand soundlessly at your friend – who was also doubled over – hardly able to take a breath, and all that came out was a little wheeze, as you gasped for breath?

Believe it or not, laughter is terrific medicine!

Short-term, laughter changes your mood and gives you a mental lift. But it also changes your body. Laughter:

  • Activates and relieves your stress response, while increasing your heart rate and blood pressure. After your stomach stops hurting, you feel great, physically.
  • Causes you to take in a lot of extra oxygen, which stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles, and increases blood flow to your brain.
  • Increases your endorphins. Those are the brain and nervous system hormones that relieve pain and increase feelings of pleasure and euphoria.
  • Reduces your stress hormones, which, if left unchecked, leave your body unbalanced and unable to fight off infection, as well as leaving you constantly feeling stressed. So reducing them is a good idea.
  • Boosts your immune system by stimulating antibody cells – or T-cells – that fight off infection.
  • Stimulates your circulation and helps your muscles relax, both of which reduce physical symptoms of stress.
  • Lowers your blood pressure, which reduces your risk of stroke and heart attack.
  • Works your abs and other muscles. It’s a natural exercise! When your stomach muscles expand and contract, like when you do strenuous exercise, you’re using muscles you don’t normally use. That’s why hearty laughter can “hurt”! But you can also “work out” your legs, back, shoulders, and arms when you really let out a long guffaw

Longer term, regularly adding hearty laughter to your life includes these benefits:

  • Changes your thoughts and mood from negative to positive, even from depression to exhilaration.  This turns into chemical reactions that change your body from stressed to relaxed which helps you stay healthy over time.
  • Reduces chronic pain by producing natural painkillers
  • Increases brain blood flow which improves your memory. In addition, emotional connection to something that you’re learning – such as finding something funny and laughing about it – helps you retain that memory better because you create more neural connections to the information.
  • Fights cancer by increasing levels of IFN in your body. IFN stimulates cells that are the first defense against cancer and abnormal growth of tumors.
  • Makes you feel happier and more satisfied with life. When you’re happier, it’s easier to connect with other people, both those you already know and love, and those who are new to you.
  • Being in a good mood leads to choosing healthier foods… and you can guess what THOSE benefits are!
  • Helps you be more creative, as a result of several of the above: reduced stress hormones, increased endorphins, increased oxygen levels in the brain.

In short, laughter is great for your body, great for your brain, and great for your spirit, or mind.

And you don’t even have to laugh for real! Your brain doesn’t actually care whether you’re laughing at something funny, or if your body is just going through the motions. You still benefit, physically. And before long, you also benefit mentally.

Try it now. Try smiling and feeling terrible. I dare you.

-if you need help finding something to smile about, here’s a picture of my son as his alter ego, “conehead:).”

You can’t do it! When you smile, it immediately changes your body chemistry, which changes your feelings and emotions. Now I challenge you to laugh heartily for the next minute, and see how you feel.

Start by adding humor to your life every day – funny cartoons, videos, recordings, etc. – and if you don’t feel like laughing, do it anyway. Give out a great big guffaw and follow it up with giggles and chortles.

And if you try it in public, you’ll probably get others laughing with you!

Whether or not you feel like you’re a funny person, if you could benefit by having a laugh with me, and talking about your health and wellness goals, I’d love to talk with you! Please click here to sign up for a time for us to talk… and laugh!

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Brad Updegraff
Brad Updegraff
2022-07-05
Marc really gets it! I really like his innovative approach to strength and mobility training. He is awesome for accountability and motivation and will keep you informed and engaged!
Elise Haschke
Elise Haschke
2022-07-04
Ultimate Performance really helped me achieve my health goals - strength, flexibility and improved mental clarity. Marc is able to meet you where you're at and create workout plans specific to your needs. And I love receiving his daily emails with tips and reminders to live your happiest, healthiest life! I highly recommend Marc and Ultimate Performance as a partner on your path to wellness and wellbeing.
Vatina Robinson
Vatina Robinson
2022-07-01
Quality training for lifestyle wellness!
Tim Oshaughnessy
Tim Oshaughnessy
2022-07-01
I have been working with Marc for almost two years. He has been extremely effective in reducing neurogenic pain in my hips and knees. In addition, he has worked on my balance and overall strength which was in serious need of attention. Marc is very responsive to designing exercise strategies to meet **your** specific goals and needs. I highly recommend Marc if you are looking for an exercise physiologist or trainer.
Walt Manly
Walt Manly
2022-07-01
Excellent service and care, even if I am his Dad!
Kristal Timmerman
Kristal Timmerman
2022-07-01
After many tried and failed programs either online or in a public gym or CG, I finally have a program I have stuck w consistantly for over a year. At the year mark, I even decided that I loved going to UPT so much, I upped my sessions from 2x to 3x a week. Now, I am sad if I miss a session. My pain is gone. I was a chronic pain patient for over 10 years with various issues causing said pain. Marc's knowledge of how muscles work and how to guide them back to their proper place is pretty cool. When he asks how your body is feeling, he expects you to tell him if something is off so he can help and prevent further injury. Plus... he tells corny dad jokes.
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