New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is exercise more. Exercise is beneficial for
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Spinal Care Clinic trusts that including Burlington and Hamilton 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 supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is an
act 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) Spinal Care Clinic has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. One study analyzed the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and decided that it was promising. (2) Spinal Care 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? No! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
enhance 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 beneficial.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and relieving
chronic pain – related to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That’s what Spinal Care Clinic
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 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 proposed as
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers observed that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Foregoing 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 suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality enhanced reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Spinal Care Clinic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic
appointment today. A new year. A new resolution. Including
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.