Try it! It's good for you!
06/04/10 05:13 PM
ScienceDaily reports that analysis of numerous published studies confirm, yet again, that exercise lifts depression and anxiety. We've long known that exercise is recommended to help people feel better, and there's no reason now not to embrace the idea that when you're feeling blue or concerned, a quick walk or a trip to the gym can help lift that mood.
It also takes you away from the potential of overeating because of stress, gives you overall fitness benefits, and exposes you to either the natural world or other people in the gym.
One of the researchers, Jasper Smits (who is the Director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas), recommends that all doctors encourage their patients to increase their level of exercise. He says: "Rather than emphasize the long-term health benefits of an exercise program -- which can be difficult to sustain -- we urge providers to focus with their patients on the immediate benefits. After just 25 minutes, your mood improves, you are less stressed, you have more energy -- and you'll be motivated to exercise again tomorrow. A bad mood is no longer a barrier to exercise; it is the very reason to exercise."
Try it...we think you'll be pleased with how you feel.
And, if you'd like to work with CFM to better understand your moods and how to improve your state of mind, give us a call at 301-593-8333.
For complete article, please click here.
It also takes you away from the potential of overeating because of stress, gives you overall fitness benefits, and exposes you to either the natural world or other people in the gym.
One of the researchers, Jasper Smits (who is the Director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas), recommends that all doctors encourage their patients to increase their level of exercise. He says: "Rather than emphasize the long-term health benefits of an exercise program -- which can be difficult to sustain -- we urge providers to focus with their patients on the immediate benefits. After just 25 minutes, your mood improves, you are less stressed, you have more energy -- and you'll be motivated to exercise again tomorrow. A bad mood is no longer a barrier to exercise; it is the very reason to exercise."
Try it...we think you'll be pleased with how you feel.
And, if you'd like to work with CFM to better understand your moods and how to improve your state of mind, give us a call at 301-593-8333.
For complete article, please click here.
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