muscular exercises and steadying the nerves and muscles

English translation: both strength and relaxation exercises

09:26 Jul 21, 2012
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English term or phrase: muscular exercises and steadying the nerves and muscles
Hello everyone,

You may think it foolish to try to develop concentration by taking muscular exercises, but you must not forget that the mind is associated with muscle and nerve. When you steady your nerves and muscles, you steady your mind, but let your nerves get out of order and your mind will become erratic and you will not possess the power of direction, which, in other words, is concentration. Therefore you understand how important exercises that steady the nerves and muscles are in developing concentration

Do I understand correctly that the author implies that physical exercises (like jogging, push ups, pull ups) can calm nerves and muscles or does "muscular exercises" imply some relaxation exercises in this context?

Thank you
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 23:24
Selected answer:both strength and relaxation exercises
Explanation:
Both sorts of exercise seem to be included in "exercises that steady the nerves and muscles".
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:24
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Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, B D Finch.
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4 +1both strength and relaxation exercises
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physical exercises


Explanation:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/513168-muscular-exercises/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/531047-muscular-exercises-...
http://www.exrx.net/ExInfo/History/Prescription.html
http://www.fitnesslinkpros.com/muscle-endurance-exercises.ht...

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"Recollect that you must not only take the muscular exercise, but practice correct breathing at the same time, otherwise your pains are wasted."
http://www.psitek.net/pages/PsiTekCATAOPM10.html

Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
Iran
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
both strength and relaxation exercises


Explanation:
Both sorts of exercise seem to be included in "exercises that steady the nerves and muscles".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, B D Finch.

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