New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Hollstrom & Associates Inc has
confidence that including Largo exercise to your lifestyle is a positive behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers analyzed a variety of 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) Hollstrom & Associates Inc has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, adding mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is valuable
to mental and overall health. A recent study analyzed the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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
enhance 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 useful.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – associated with reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Hollstrom & Associates Inc
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 lead
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 observed that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not having breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in a recent study did this – was associated
with sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
reported poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Hollstrom & Associates Inc is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Largo chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.