In this instructional video, health and wellness coach Arvind Padmaraju, Ph.D., presents gratitude as a simple, daily mindset technique that can dramatically improve physical health and fitness outcomes. He defines gratitude as consciously appreciating the body’s existing functions and the resources that support it, arguing that this practice counteracts negative self‑talk, reduces stress, enhances mood, improves sleep, and bolsters immune and cardiovascular health. Padmaraju outlines multiple practical methods: verbal appreciation of individual body parts, journaling daily blessings, speaking gratitude while walking, and guided gratitude meditation. He leads viewers through a two‑minute, head‑to‑toe gratitude meditation, followed by a “genius” affirmation to repeat each morning. He recommends a 21‑day consistency period and promotes free 7‑day and paid 30‑day challenges that combine gratitude with energy activation, physical activity, and mindset reconditioning. The video concludes with a call to prioritize health, become a role model for families, and subscribe for more content.
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So this one single practice, if you can do it every single day, your overall health and wellness will go to the next level. And most of the times we only focus on the actual actions, which is following a diet and exercise, but this one single amazing practice has completely transformed. And I, I kept doing this every single day and I started seeing my body is responding much, much easier and with more efficient. So you want to know about what is that one simple technique, then I want you to watch this video till the end. Hi, my name is Arvind Padmaraju. I'm a health and wellness coach, and in this video I'm going to tell you one of the powerful manifestation or a mindset technique which you can use on your physical health too. That is gratitude. Gratitude is exactly— is gratitude is you already appreciating what you already have in your life and keep on counting all the blessings, all the good things what you already have in your life. The same thing also works amazingly for your health as well as physical fitness as well. So how you can use gratitude, we will deep dive into this particular video, and also I'll give you a simple practical some of the sentences which you can use every single day to maintain this highest level of gratitude so that your body starts— you will start experiencing the benefits of the gratitude. Yes. So first of all, what is gratitude? Gratitude is acknowledging what is already there in your hand. For example, I have amazing hands. You really feel grateful for your hands, your legs, your body, and all of that. And also you can be grateful for all the good things which your body is already performing. Because 90% of the time we start doing a negative self-talk about ourselves, how we are looking at. So gratitude plays a major role to shift this particular self-talk to being appreciating about what you have. So that is the main reason of gratitude. So now we will see how you can actually use gratitude. Gratitude has numerous benefits. It also has benefits about reducing stress and improve your mood, because most of the times your emotions are directly linked with the negative self-talk. And being grateful and thankful for yourself will put you into a different mood, and also it will give you a better emotional condition going with the low moments when you are stuck with your fitness journey, when you are not seeing a result. When you start appreciating what is good already have in you, so it will start putting you into a better mood. And not only that, especially during the sleep, gratitude also plays a major role because it put you into a right state of mind to before going to the sleep. And also there are studies says that it will improve overall immune system because you are having a less stress because of you consistently practicing a gratitude. And also it will improve your overall heart health. Practicing regularly a gratitude can also lower down your high blood pressure and also healthier heart rate, and many more advantages are there. So how do you can practice gratitude. It's very simple. You can just close your eyes and start appreciating what you have, what you already have in your life. For example, you have amazing hands. So you have hands which you are, which you want to be appreciative with. So you can just say that I'm so grateful my hands for helping me to do all the tasks so effortlessly. I'm able to type, I'm able to eat my food, I'm able to perform all my tasks. With your— with you, and I'm really, really grateful for it. And for example, if you want to appreciate— so this is a one way of doing it. If you want to appreciate your legs, start appreciating, I'm so thankful and grateful my legs for performing all the tasks so effortlessly every single day. And you can give a reasoning also, what are the things your legs are doing. So this is another way of appreciating your legs. And you can do it in multiple ways, gratitude. Either you can journal every single day that what is a good thing about your body has performed. So this particular day you can write down, or you can You can also do walking talking gratitude sentences. You can keep affirming it. So for example, you're going for an evening walk, keep talking about what is a good thing. Thank you my hands, thank you my legs, thank you my heart, thank you my body, thank you each and every cell of my body for working optimally. Because of you I'm able to do so many tasks so effortlessly. So this way also you can do it, or you can also do a gratitude meditation. I will be recording after this video a 5-minute gratitude meditation to appreciating each and every body part. So you can follow that, and that would be my following video I will be sharing with you. And also, you are expressing gratitude for all the things what you're giving to your body as well, which is nourishing your body, like the food you're eating, the water you're drinking, the sleep you're giving to your body. All these things you keep appreciating and keep feeling gratitude, grateful about it. Automatically, it will put you into a positive mode, and your body starts responding to all your positive things what you're telling to yourself. So the simple, um, the 2-minute practice we can do together. I want you to close your eyes, sit comfortably, and start repeating these things with me. I want you to take a deep breath in and breathe out. Again, deep breath in and breathe out. One more time, deep breath in And breathe out. Now I want you to observe your body from head to toe. Just keep observing your body and start repeating with me: I'm so grateful and thankful for my body, which is very strong and which supports me every single day. Thank you so much, my body. For being nonstop working for me every single day. I'm really, really grateful for you. Thank you so much, my brain, which is allowing me to think, learn, and create my future. Thank you so much, my eyes, which has given me a gift of the sight and allow me to see the beauty of the world, because we are appreciating every single aspect of our life. Thank you so much, my ears. You are allowing me to hear sound of life and music and voices, those I love. Thank you so much, my mouth, which is— you are allowing me to speak, taste, and nourish my body. Thank you so much, my heart, for beating continuously and supplying life-giving blood to every part of my body. Thank you so much, my lungs, which you're filling body with oxygen and allowing me to breathe and live fullest. Thank you so much, my stomach, for processing the food what I'm eating and providing the energy to each and every cell of my body and all for my daily activities. Thank you so much, my liver, for cleansing and detoxifying my body and keeping me healthy and strong. Thank you so much. And my kidneys, for filtering my blood and removes the waste and keeping my body with a balance. Thank you so much, my muscles, for giving me strength, stamina, and mobility and helping me to move stronger and grow stronger. Thank you so much, my bones. You're supporting me, my body, and giving it a structure. Thank you so much, my skin, for protecting my body and allowing me to experience the touch through you. Thank you so much, my hands and legs, who are able to perform and experience the hug and creating and interacting with the world and also able to walk all over the world. With the help of you. Thank you so much. And you can literally feel thankful and grateful for each and every body part. I'm so grateful for each and every cell of my body. I'm so grateful for each and every organ in my body. I'm so grateful for each and every bone in my body. I'm so grateful for each and every cell in my body. And I'm so grateful for each and every muscle in my body. Thank you, my body, for making me who I am today, and I'm completely accepting you. And thank you so much for supporting me unconditionally for all these years. And I want you to feel the love from each and every cell of your body. And feel grateful for all the food what you're eating, which is actually creating energy to your body. And be grateful for all the water you're drinking on a daily basis, which is actually helping you to cleanse your body. And be grateful for all the air you are breathing. Which is helping you to supply energy, oxygen to every cell of your body. And be grateful for every single function of your body. And when you're ready, slowly bring back your attention to where you're sitting. Wiggle your toes, wiggle your fingers, and slowly open up your eyes. And let me know, how did you feel? This is a simple gratitude practice you can do every single day. And every single time there is something stuck, start recollecting what you already have. It will put you into a better mood. And you will see literally a shift. There is one affirmation I want you to put it into every single day immediately after you get up. I want you to follow this: I am so thankful and grateful now that I am having a healthy, happy, and abundant life which comes easily, effortlessly, consistently every single day. So this is the affirmation. It's a powerful affirmation. I call it as a genius affirmation which takes care of your health, your happiness, and your abundance into your life. So use that, and I hope this video is useful. And there's one thing can bring back every single thing in your life is gratitude. You can literally use gratitude for your physical health as well. And I want you to use it and let me know how did you feel. Um, practice this for 21 days, every single day start appreciating what you have and see the big difference what is going to happen into your own health and wellness. Yes, so if you are still new to our channel, please click on the subscribe button and also click on that bell icon so you will be notified when I post my new video. And if you really wanted to be part of, practice this daily gratitude with me, I do something like a daily warrior practice where gratitude is part of it. Every single day we appreciate, and it's a combination of energy activation and some kind of a physical activity and mindset reconditioning plus gratitude practice. All these things we do together, and I'm giving you absolutely free, a 7-day free challenge. You can take it, use of that, and the link is in the below description. Click on that. And if you want to be part of my 30 Days Challenge, the 30 Days Challenge link is also there. You can directly go for a 30 Days Challenge as well. So I can only tell you one thing is focus on making health as a priority, because without health, whatever you have, you cannot enjoy fullest. And I want you to be that superhero or a model, role model for your own kids into their journey. Until and unless each and every parent to transform and make fitness part of lifestyle, we cannot create the healthier and fitter kids. I want you to be that role model. And, uh, with that, I'm signing off. Thank you so much, guys. Love you all. Have a great day. Bye-bye.
