New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, increasing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has
confidence that adding Carrolltown exercise to your way
of life is a positive behavior
that enhances your life in due course. 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 an
act of self-determination, they described the combination
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 customize exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears encouraging.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and concluded that it was promising. (2) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation appreciates those types 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
enhance cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also described nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even Latin, ballroom, and aerobic dancing as being useful.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and relieving
chronic pain – associated with decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That’s what Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care incorporating
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers tackled the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to lead
a healthy lifestyle and participate in activities 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 saw that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not eating 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 experienced poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality bettered
their reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Carrolltown chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.