Significance

• The desire to improve your life in one way or another leads to major accomplishments. For example, scientists--with stamina--were able to create sophisticated robots with the ability to travel, record and analyze rock samples on Mars. If no one had the desire to push themselves to another level, we would become a very lazy and unproductive society as a whole.
  
  

Effects

• People who have endurance are much more successful than those people who don't push forward to get things done. Pressing towards a goal and getting there can be very rewarding.
  
  

Benefits

• With more stamina, you will be stronger physically and mentally. As a result, more confidence develops from achieving milestones in your life.
  
  

Potential

• Anyone can develop stamina. It just takes effort. Some people may not have stamina because of poor health or nutrition. They may feel weak and tired, and lose motivation. People can change their lives and develop the endurance needed to achieve their goals. Addressing health problems with diet, exercise and nutrition is the first step towards building stamina. Drinking 8 to 10 glasses of purified water each day, as well as eating right can go a long way. Take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement in addition to a B-complex supplement with at least 50 mg of each of the B vitamins. These vitamins help the nervous system and increase energy levels. People who have endurance are those who have a great support system. Seek out relationships that help you to do your best and live up to your incredible human potential. Weight lifting has also been shown to help increase stamina in some people. People who have more muscle mass tend to push themselves farther in every avenue of their lives.
  
  

Expert Insight

• Dr. Linda Page, author of "Healthy Healing," says that a person can develop more stamina by giving the body what it needs to thrive (see Resources). The old saying "You are what you eat" is true! Our body is like a well oiled machine and when we give our body what it craves we can go much further. Drinking green juices loaded with immune boosting super foods like spirulina is a great way to increase stamina. Spirulina is loaded with protein, B-vitamins, amino acids and chelated minerals.