New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is ‘add
exercise’. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Layden Chiropractic believes adding Plainville exercise to your way
of 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 studied a variety of 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 telling researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Layden Chiropractic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, including mindfulness appears encouraging.
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 looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and concluded that it held
promise. (2) Layden Chiropractic 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 investigates new 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 useful.
(3) Great motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – linked to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That’s what Layden Chiropractic
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care incorporating
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers took on the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to lead
a healthy lifestyle and do things to
support that lifestyle like exercise and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers observed that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not eating 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 experienced poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Layden Chiropractic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Plainville chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.