New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, increasing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa trusts that including West Des Moines exercise to your way
of life is an advantageous 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 a variety of 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 reminding researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to customize exercise to the
patient and his/her influences. (1) Share with
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, including mindfulness appears hopeful.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is helpful
to mental and overall health. A recent study analyzed the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and decided that it was promising. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also listed 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 mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and relieving
chronic pain – linked to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
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 follow
a healthy lifestyle and do things to
support that lifestyle like exercising 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 affected 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
reported poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality bettered
their reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your West Des Moines 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.