Friday, December 19, 2008

Exercise To Improve Your Mood

By June Bell

People are always being warned about the health benefits of exercising, mainly the improvement and maintenance of physical fitness and the prevention of heart disease, blood pressure illness, and diabetes. Countless others do not,while many of us happily comply. Irrespective of whether it is using the treadmill or short walk around the block, staying fit and healthy does not seem to be a driver for us to leave the comfort of the couch.

If more people knew about the benefits your brain gets from exercising more people would do it. If you tell someone that doing a little bit of exercise might improve their well-being, said person might be more willing to actually exercise in order to improve mood, fitness, and health. The workings of people's minds is not logical. You are not in the mood to take on physical challenges to realize the long-term goals of health and well-being-generally, if you are feeling low, you probably feel bad about yourself and maybe slightly hopeless.

It's a lot easier to talk someone into exercising in order to pick up their spirits. As little as ten minutes of moderate exercise can make you feel less fatigued and more optimistic. On the other side, you can not expect to get good results from exercise (health along with physical fitness) for however long it takes, unless you commit to at least thirty minutes of moderate but regular exercise a day. You will be doing this for the rest of your life, as to stop exercising will have an adverse effect on your healthy and physical well-being.

Studies have demonstrated that exercising impacts the brain in a variety of ways, among them, what is termed neurogenesis the development of nerve tissue) which is believed to enhance a persons mood and release endorphins. Endorphins are chemicals or hormones that are released by the pituitary gland in response to stress or pain which is exactly what exercise is to some of us. Endorphins send a message to the brain that blocks pain and promotes feelings of euphoria. An improvement in the moods of patients experiencing depression who have been given Beta-endorphin injections has been reported by researchers. Adrenaline, serotonin and dopamine, which are also released by your body when you exercise, work together with endorphins to boost your mood naturally and almost immediately.

"Endorphin" literally refers to morphine that the human body manufactures. For what reason? The molecular composition of endorphins is comparable to that of morphine, meaning that both can help to relieve pain. Morphine and endorphins act upon the same brain receptors. Exercise has more of a role than just triggering the release of endorphins in your body present in one's bloodstreamlevels of the stress hormone cortisol are also lowered, leading to less tension and anxiety.

The most significant thing is that it's not necessary to spend large amounts of time exercising. Your mood with be significantly improved if you exercise moderately. Aside from the natural chemical processes, exercise also gives several benefits that lead to a happier and healthier you.

Turn off the TV and go for a brisk walk. You will definitely feel better, a lot better, so much that you just might want to do it again the next time you are feeling bored or low, and possibly do it again the next time. There will become a point that you may notice an improvement in your mental well being as well as your physical. - 16650

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