New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is ‘add
exercise’. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, increasing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office believes adding Groton exercise to your daily 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 various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result 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 telling researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to customize exercise to the
patient and his/her influences. (1) Share with
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, adding mindfulness appears encouraging.
Researchers found though that people have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is valuable
to mental and overall health. A recent study examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and concluded that it held
promise. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office 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 investigates new 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) Important motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – related to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That’s what Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
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 participate in things to
support that lifestyle like exercise and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were proposed as
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Not eating breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in one study did this – was associated
with sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Bad news: Such unhealthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Groton chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Including
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.