Beyond the Feel-Good Factor: Exercise and Mental Health, New research shows why physical exercise is essential to mental health

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As a reader of Current Psychology in steemit, you almost certainly know about this kalou often read and that an inactive lifestyle contributes to chronic suffering such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and death. You may also be one of a third of us who have decided to exercise more this year and meditate at the right time and do yoga,

  • But how often do you consider the contribution of physical exercise to mental health for your health to manage your health, and you should be organized to exercise every day.

  • Levels in the health performance of depression and anxiety are currently at the highest levels recorded in diverse countries such as India, China, the US and the UK. Undoubtedly in the country, many aspects of 'modern life' - such as increased social isolation, poor diet, focus on money and image - contribute to this country. However, inactivity is definitely one of the key factors.

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Most of us find that walking or a sunny trip to the gym improves our mood in the short term. Exercise is well known to stimulate the body to produce endorphins and enkephalins which are the body's natural good-feeling hormones, which can make the problem seem more manageable. The simple act of focusing on the sport can give us a break from current concerns and frequent self-talk. Furthermore, depending on the activity chosen, one can benefit from calming, energized, and outgoing or interacting with others, all of which are known to improve mood and general health.

in the research program however, it's the idea that physical exercise may make strenuous efforts in something very fundamental to mental health not immediately apparent - especially given the Western differences between 'mind' and 'body' implying mental and physical health can be separated.

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There is even growing evidence that exercise is not only necessary for the maintenance of good mental health, but can be used to treat even chronic mental illness. For example, it is now clear that exercise reduces the possibility of depression from exercise in order to maintain health.

steps such as mild to moderate depression, dementia, anxiety, or reducing cognitive problems in schizophrenia.

But how?

  • how to do it straightforwardly and simply: Exercise directly affects the brain. Regular exercise increases the volume of certain brain regions - partly through a better blood supply that improves nerve health by increasing oxygen delivery and nutrients; and through enhancement of neuro-trophic and neuro-hormonal factors that support signaling, growth and neuronal connections and increased immune power and weight-bearing contents.

Doing the most important thing for mental health is the hippocampus - the area of the brain involved in memory, emotional regulation, and learning. Studies in other animals show convincingly that exercise leads to the creation of new hippocampal neurons (neurogenesis), with early evidence suggesting that this also applies to humans in order to maintain good fitness and the brain works best and the nerves remain at their maximum.

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Evidence is found in accumulating that many mental health conditions are extremely dangerous that are associated with reduced neurogenesis in the hippocampus. Very strong evidence for depression. Interestingly, many anti-depressants who once considered working through their effects on the serotonin system are now known to increase neurogenesis in the hippocampus.

in this description can this be done what all this means? The theory suggests that newborn hippocampal neurons tend to be very important for storing new memories, and to keep new and old memories separate and different. Thus neurogenesis allows a healthy degree of flexibility in the use of existing memory, and in flexible new information processing.

the behavior of a regular exercise many of us feel the mental health characterized by cognitive impairment that makes us repeat unhelpful behavior, limits our ability to process or even recognize new information, and diminishes our ability to use what we already know to see new solutions or to changed. It therefore makes sense that exercise leads to better mental health in general, through its impact on systems that increase capacity for mental flexibility.

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How much exercise? "

Madhukar Trivedi, an expert in the field of psychiatry, has shown that three or more sessions per week of aerobic exercise or resistance training, for 45 to 60 minutes per session, can help treat chronic depression. Effects tend to be noticed after about four weeks (which in fact is how long neurogenesis takes), and training should be continued for 10-12 weeks for the greatest anti-depressant effect.

Based on the available data, aerobic exercise is the preferred form of exercise for patients with MDD—although there is also support for resistance training, Drs. Rethorst and Trivedi note. In terms of session frequency and duration, they recommend that patients participate in three to five exercise sessions per week, for 45 to 60 minutes per session.

In terms of intensity, for aerobic exercise, they recommend achieving a heart rate that is 50 to 85 percent of the individual’s maximum heart rate (HRmax). For resistance training, they recommend a variety of upper and lower body exercises―three sets of eight repetitions at 80 percent of 1-repetition maximum (RM—that is, 80 percent of the maximum weight that the person can lift one time).

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Your behavior can be distinguished by today's trends for '10 seconds to your new article type, this may seem like a lot of practice, but there is no worthwhile free mental health improvement. The exercise level below recommended amount is still beneficial, and of course the side effects (weight loss, increased energy, better skin, improved physical health, etc.) Enjoyable!

the ability of the brain is actually very strong utuk power and utuk do other things because the brain is very strong work in terms of thinking and have a neat trick to get us back on track. As Psychology Today Christopher Bergland bloggers outlined, even minor improvements in exercise or diet levels create a positive spiral that increases the sensitivity of dopamine receptors that signal a reward, so that the exercise will eventually become useful, even seemingly unimaginable at first!

what do you think? I thought about how to do a job with a powerful and meaningful mind

Can exercise replace medicine for chronic mental health conditions? can do is exercise regularly and erobi gymnastics in the morning.

Will these findings make you more likely to try to prioritize exercise for mental health?

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