New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has
confidence that including Sitka exercise to your lifestyle 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 studied 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 tailor exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
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 beneficial
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka appreciates those kinds of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would admit
wanting to take a pill to be physically fit…or would we? No! 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 valuable.
(3) Important motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – linked to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That is what Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care featuring
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 suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not having breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in a recent study did this – was associated
with sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they experienced poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits impaired children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Schedule your Sitka chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.