New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic has
confidence that including Fort Wayne exercise to your daily life is an advantageous behavior
that enhances your life in due course. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers studied a variety of motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they detailed 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 telling researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to tailor exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Tell
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears hopeful.
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 looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and concluded that it was promising. (2) Aaron 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? No! As the pharmacological world investigates new drugs to
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also reported on nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being valuable.
(3) Great 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 observed to
restore normal brain function. (4) That’s what Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
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 follow
a healthy lifestyle and participate in activities to
support that lifestyle like exercise and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Not having breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in one study did this – was associated
with 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 not as physically active. Bad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Fort Wayne 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.