27/08/2020
💓💓mental health and exercise 💓💓
Sure exercise can improve your physical health and physique, trim your waistline , improve your sexlife, even add years to your life.
But this is not what motivates most people to stay active.
People who exercise regularly tend to do so because it gives them an enormous sense of wellbeing.
They feel energised through out the day, sleep better, have sharper memories and feel relaxed.
Its a powerful medicine for many common mental health challenges.
Regular exercise can have a profoundly positive impact on depression, anxiety, and more. Also relieves stress and boosts your overall mood, and you don't have to be a fitness fanatic to reap the benefits.
EXERCISE AND DEPRESSION
Exercise is a powerful fighter of depression for several reasons.
It promotes brain chemical changes including neural growth, reduces inflammation and enhances wellness along with endorphin release.
Exercise can also serve as quite time .
EXERCISE AND ANXIETY.
Ever noticed how tense your muscles feel when your stressed, especially in your kneck and shoulders, leaving you with back pain and
headaches .
You may also suffer insomnia, heart burn, stomach ache, constipation or diarrhoea and all these can lead to even more stress.
Exercise is an effective way of breaking the cycle. As well as releasing endorphins, exercise Will also help relax muscles and relief from tension.
OTHER BENEFITS
Sharper memory and thinking, the endorphins that make you feel better also help with concentration and sharper thinking.
Higher self asteem
Regular activity is an investment in your mind, body,and self.
When it becomes a habit, its can Foster a sense of self worth - make you feel stronger, feel better about yourself, and your appearance. Even meeting small fitness goals..
Stronger resilience.
When faced with mental and emotional challenges exercise can help you cope in a healthy way instead of resorting to negative behaviours which would make symptoms worse.
Just 30mins of moderate exercise 5 days a week will make a positive impact on your health physical and mentally.
The key is to commit yourself to something managable that you can keep to.
Exercise with a friend who has similar goals .
Maybe if you have been exercising a while relook at your goals and see how far you've come, you will surprise yourself.
Don't give up on those health goals
