New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has
confidence that including Ashburn exercise to your daily life is a positive behavior
that enhances your life in due course. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various 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 adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her influences. (1) Tell
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To enhance
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 examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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? No! As the pharmacological world investigates new drugs to
improve 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 valuable.
(3) Important motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and alleviating
chronic pain – linked to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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 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 noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Foregoing 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
reported poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Bad news: Such unhealthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Ashburn chiropractic
appointment soon. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.