New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is beneficial for
young and old alike, increasing cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic has
confidence that including Fernandina Beach exercise to your daily life is an advantageous behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. 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 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 tailor exercise to the
patient and his/her influences. (1) Share with
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, including mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that people have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is helpful
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 held
promise. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic appreciates those types of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would confess to wanting 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 valuable.
(3) Significant motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed 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’s what Amelia 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 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 linked to sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the suggested 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)
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Fernandina Beach chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Including
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.