EndorphinGirl^™ continues on her abs-of-steel quest.  Nineteen days and counting and during this time she has been consistent about doing the abs exercises.  There is some difference to the mid extremities.  Noticeable?  Well that is debatable, but she at least literally feels it (i.e., some slow progressing transformation) in the midsection.  In addition to the somewhere between 50 and 100 sit-ups she has dailyily been doing, she has added leg lifts to the routine just this week.  At a minimum she attempts 40 leg lifts a day.  That leg lift move is combined with an increase in plank time, which is ‘guaranteed’ to be at 2.5 minutes by the end of June.  Well, all combined she is cranking.  Noticeable change to the physique?  Well as she blogged a few sentences above - debatable, but she is cranking!

So EndorphinGirl^™ is shifting topic gears.  She is moving now to a topic that, if she were not EndorphinGirl^™, she would no
doubt aspire to be – the one and only (made up) VoiceGirl^™. Yes you read it in this blog first.  VoiceGirl^™ evolved and is inspired by her obsession with the show The Voice.  Well it’s not really an obsession, perhaps more a fascination.  The show is really well done.  The voice coaches (artists-she-is-not-going-to-promote-at-this-time-because-they-don’t-need-any-promotion) are awesome.  And the talent they blindly identify and vet on after pushing a button that turns their chair around to see the peformer for the first time, has been quite amazing.  As EndorphinGirl ^™is at blog press, The Voice finale is playing on the telly in the background.  The three finalists, who include a brother duo, are all in their own right spectacular.  Two contestants, including the brother duo, are country music genre and one contestant is rock genre.

And all of sudden, EndorphinGirl^™ jumps into a local telephone booth (ah if they still only existed) and emerges as VoiceGirl^™ in her rock and roll outfit and purple green stilettos.  And she finds herself in the middle of her living room belting out Bohemian Rhapsody.  Okay, hold onto that image, well just for a minute!  Okay you can let it go now.  

Well there is a reason her blogging sometimes turns into a Rap song every once in a blue Tuesday or Friday.  The voice, well the singing voice, is a natural endorphin enhancer.  The singing voice releases endorphins into a 'singer's' system to make the 'singer' feel energized.  It is suggested (fact?) that people who sing are healthier than people who don't. 

According to one on-line source VoiceGirl^™ borrows from for this blog - (source:  howstuffworks) – “Singing can have some of the same effects as exercise, like the release of
endorphins" as previously stated.  "This gives the singer an overall 'lifted' feeling and reduces stress.  It's also an aerobic activity, meaning singing gets more oxygen into the blood for better circulation, which tends to promote a good mood."  "And because singing necessitates deep breathing, it tends to be an anxiety reducer.  Deep breathing is a key to meditation and other relaxation techniques."  Without that deep breathing the singer can't sing well.  Now this sounds like it is right up EndorphinGirl^™’s ally, this singing thing, whether she morphs into VoiceGirl^™, or stays as her EndorphinGirl^™ self!

Singing encourages the singer to breathe more efficiently, giving the lungs and facial muscles a workout.  It doesn’t stop there though because the vascular system is stimulated by the increased exercise.  And what’s more the singer's posture is improved.  The release of endorphins from singing pure and simple is not bad it's 'bad'!

So whether you are a karaoke singer, a professional singer, an unprofessional singer, a backup singer, a classical singer, a chorus girl, or simply a shower singer.  Keep on singin’.

Today’s blog image has VoiceGirl^™, EndorphinGirl^™ as you wish to know her by, belting out Bohemian Rhapsody, courtesy of EndorphinGirl^™’s son.

Meanwhile guest comments most welcome in guestbook and keep on endorphin’.

EndorphinGirl^™