New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Most Chiropractic Clinic has
confidence that including Murfreesboro exercise to your lifestyle is a positive behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they detailed the mix
of autonomy, competence, ego, task, and relatedness of these in the motivation
to exercise. American subjects were more autonomous, task oriented, and
physically active than Turkish subjects reminding researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Most Chiropractic Clinic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, including mindfulness appears encouraging.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is valuable
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic appreciates those kinds of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would admit
wanting to take a pill to be physically fit…or would we? Of course
not! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also described nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being valuable.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and relieving
chronic pain – related to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That’s what Most Chiropractic Clinic
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care featuring
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers tackled the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to follow
a healthy lifestyle and do things to
support that lifestyle like exercise and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were proposed as
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Skipping breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in a recent study did this – was linked to sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Most Chiropractic Clinic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic
appointment today. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.