{Day 28}
New here? Make sure to check out day 1 and my introduction to my
31 day of Health and Exercise series for the month of October
Thank you for reading and coming along with journey with me
I hope to inspire and motivate you through this series
Today I am going to talk about
Using exercise to relieve or reduce your life stresses
We have all had times we feel like this:
STRESSED
(Me, way more than I would like to admit
I am a stress case and don't handle it so well )
But want to feel more like this:
CALM
am I right?!
So why not try some of this to do the trick:
EXERCISE
Exercise increases your overall health and your sense of well-being,
which makes you feel good
Exercise also helps to reduce stress in your everyday life
Life is full or stresses, some good (new baby, getting married)
some bad (losing a job, finances), some small and some big
but non the less full of stresses and they can be hard to deal with
To benefit from exercise, it needs to be regular
Exercise needs to be part of a daily routine
Here are some ways exercise reduces your stress levels:
It pumps up your endorphins
Physical activity
helps to bump up the production of your brain's feel-good
neurotransmitters,
called endorphins (this is the chemicals behind the "runners high")
Although this is often
referred to as a runner's high,
a game of tennis, weight lifting, yoga
or a nature
hike also can contribute to this same feeling.
It acts as Meditation or a Distraction
After a fast-paced game
of racquetball or several laps in the pool,
you'll discover that
you often forget the day's irritations
and concentrated only on your
body's movements
As you begin to regularly shed your daily tensions
through movement
and physical activity, you may find that this focus on a
single task,
and the resulting energy and optimism,
can help you remain
calm and clear in everything that you do
Exercise usually involves a change of scenery as well,
either taking you
to a gym, a boxing ring, a park, a scenic mountain,
a biking
trail or a neighborhood sidewalk,
all of which can be pleasant,
low-stress places
It can improve your mood
Regular exercise can
increase self-confidence
and lower the symptoms associated with mild
depression and anxiety
Exercise also can improve your sleep,
which is
often disrupted by stress, depression and anxiety
It can decrease stress about overall health
While stress can cause illness,
illness can also cause stress,
with the physical pain, missed
activities, feelings of isolation and other costs that come with it
So
improving your overall health and longevity with exercise
can also save
you a great deal of stress in the short run
(by strengthening your
immunity to colds, the flu and other minor illnesses)
and the long run
(by helping you stay healthier longer, and enjoy life more because of
it)
It can be a resilient to your future stresses
Research suggests that
physical activity may be linked
to lower physiological reactivity toward
stress
Those who get more exercise may become less
affected by the stress they face
So exercise may supply some immunity toward future stress
as well
as a way to cope with current stress
I dont know about you but I am a major stresser
I just don't deal with it all that well
I get sick over it, I lose sleep over it and some times I just feel like I
can't take anymore but exercise is my favorite way to relieve that stress
going for a run or to the gym helps me to not only get away from
the stress but to clear my mind and help me to
think through the things that are causing me stress
clearing my mind so I can focus on what is truly important and solve
my problems, or find the answers I am looking for
Exercising just plan and simple makes me FEEL BETTER
Try it next time you are stressed and see what you think
Come back tomorrow for another Health and Exercise Tip
And make sure to check out the previous posts of this series HERE
You don't want to miss anything :)
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