New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Apple Country Chiropractic has
confidence that adding Williamson exercise to your way
of 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 an
act of self-determination, they described 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 adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? 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. One study examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Apple Country 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? Of course
not! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
enhance 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 useful.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and alleviating
chronic pain – related to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That’s what Apple Country Chiropractic
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 do things to
support that lifestyle like exercising and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers saw that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not having breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in one study did this – was linked to sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality bettered
their reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Apple Country Chiropractic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Williamson 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.