Anxiety/Depression
Exercise to improve mental health!
Everyone knows that regular exercise is good for the body. But exercise is also one of the most effective ways to improve your mental health. Regular exercise can have a profoundly positive impact on depression and anxiety. It also relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better, and boosts overall mood. And you don’t have to be a fitness fanatic to reap the benefits. Research indicates that modest amounts of exercise can make a difference. No matter your age or fitness level, you can learn to use exercise as a powerful tool to feel better.
Exercise and depression. Maintaining an exercise schedule can help promote all kinds of changes in the brain. Some of these might include: neural growth, reduced inflammation, and new activity patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being. Exercise also releases endorphins, powerful chemicals in your brain that energize your spirits and make you feel good. Exercise can also serve as a tool to help self-regulate and manage strong emotional states, allowing you to find new ways to break out of a cycle of negative thoughts.
Exercise and anxiety. Anything that gets you moving can help, but adding an exergaming component — focusing on playing games with high physical demands—can help improve your physical condition faster, and may also be able to interrupt the flow of constant worries running through your head.
When you’re under the cloud of an emotional disorder and have not exercised for a long time, setting your self extravagant goals like completing a marathon or working out for an hour every morning could only leave you feeling more despondent if you fall short. Better to set small achievable goals and build up from there. That is why at Fitness for Health, we preach a philosophy of Success Builds Success. Our integrated care team here at Fitness for Health will help you find the right exercise program for you to build self-confidence and self-esteem. Request a visit at our Rockville, MD facility today.