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| Crazy Emilia! |
We all have them, it is part of being
human. How you deal with your good and bad days is what’s important.
I am going to talk about the benefits of
having exercise as part of your routine to be used as your outlet for helping
you get through those bad days (aka stresses) and reaching the happiness we all
deserve.
The most important reason is that exercise
provides an effective release of negative emotions, turning these otherwise
potentially unhealthy emotions into motivation for increased health and
well-being. Sometimes it can be tough for us to realize this, but all we have
to do is get moving for a few minutes and you will notice a difference in your
mood almost instantaneously, I guarantee it.
Here are some benefits of exercise to
reduce your stress:
1.
Stress Hormones
Exercise helps to decrease the hormones in
your body that are there to help you cope with stress. It is a natural mood
booster that can last all day. – see this link for more
information on stress hormones and the causes of constant stress.
2.
It is a great source of
distraction.
Sometimes, all we need is a change in
scenery temporarily to take our minds off what we are thinking about and
exercise is an excellent tool to use to do so. That can be anything from
walking to yoga to the gym which all of these places can be a lower stress
environment to help clear your mind.
3.
The shallow part: looking good
= feeling good
Yes, this is a more surface level benefit
but when you exercise and start to feel the changes in your body it is
extremely motivating, empowering, uplifting and therefore of course it is going
to increase your mood! When you look healthy (to what you feel for your body
is,) it reduces your stress level immensely.
4.
Environment
We all know when you’ re in a positive
environment where the people around you are all about similar values it rubs
off on the other. Using exercise as a positive tool to get together with
friends and family will only bring a positive attitude and therefore help to
reduce your stress levels. Make it a consistent commitment and the gains will
be even greater.
5.
Immunity
While stress can cause illness, it is
important to have exercise in your life. It helps to increase your immune
system, which helps to ward off sickness such as the common cold or flu’s.
6.
Resilience
This by far is my favorite reason for
having exercise in my life. The more
frequent you exercise and associate exercise as a positive factor in your life,
the more resilient you become to your daily stresses and less affected by them!
To me that is so important, because it is
so easy to get into a funk, you need that key go to positive outlet that will
help you be the person you are meant to be.
If anyone has questions on exercise please
feel free to drop me a line:
Yours in health,
Emilia
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