New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is exercise more. Exercise is beneficial for
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries trusts that including Manchester exercise to your lifestyle is an advantageous behavior
that enhances your life in due course. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers analyzed a variety of 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 adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, adding mindfulness appears encouraging.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is helpful
to mental and overall health. A recent study analyzed the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and decided that it was promising. (2) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries appreciates those kinds 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 reported on nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being useful.
(3) Significant motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – related to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That’s what Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 participate in 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. Foregoing 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
reported poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality enhanced reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares chiropractic care for back
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Schedule your Manchester 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.