Give it all your "bleepty bleep"....regularly.

" Her proud like her mother and ooohh momma’s sweet 

   So you just know that Juicy fruit ain’t gon’ fall too far from tree 

   So if we ever woop the woop

   I want all that bleepty bleep 

   On this nasty carpet Bixby fresh on one knee 

   Say I do I do I do I do I do 

   So we can float up outta here in this hot air balloon 

   Lets put a baby butterfly up in your lil’ cocoon

   And maybe 2030 our baby, she’ll be nerdy make the whole club swoon." 

  Excerpt from Andre 3000's verse on Jeezy's, "I do" 

This is some inspired, positive (and personally relatable) work from Andre 3000, who regularly produces very insightful lyrics. Coupled with a ridiculously funky soul music sample, the verse closes out a track that I should not have been surprised by given the players involved.  Young Jeezy's not been on my playlist much, but that's about to change. 

What does this have to do with health? Well, for me, wellness is as much about how I feel as it is  about "my numbers" (weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc), and music makes me feel good. Dancing can be great cardio, and the overall feeling I get from dancing to good music is irreplaceable. To feed that passion, I make space to listen to my music, hear the lyrics, feel the beat, and get lost in that emotion. Dancing, happens all the time! You might catch me on the metro bending knees everso slightly to a beat that's in my head or my headphones. The only places I don't dance are in meetings and while giving addresses/ lectures, but I'm sure I'll be moved to dance while at the lectern one of these days. 

 I say all this to say that my passion for music moves me, and I believe helps keep me healthy. Finding the things that work for you is a personal journey. You can incorporate any healthy activity you like into your routine. Just make sure you make it routine (3-5 times / week).  Maintain it because you love it, so when you "woop the woop" you give it all your "bleepty bleep". Trust me, you won't regret it.

PV