The new year is often the time when people start thinking about their health and wellness, and as with the same enthusiasm that it started, the will to stay on your healthy living course loses some of that drive when the day-to-day challenges start taking precedence.
Damian McHugh, head of Momentum Health Marketing and Sales shares seven simple tips to help you improve your health.
Burn off the blues
Everyone is telling you to exercise – to lose weight, become ripped to give you that perfect beach body, as well as to keep your heart in working order. Of course those are all great goals, but is anyone telling you that exercise just makes you feel good? We all enjoy seeing the physical gains, but working out can benefit every aspect of your life.
Exercise changes your mood
Some of the great mental benefits of exercise are: less stress, a boost in self-confidence, sharper memory and reduced anxiety – who would pass up a chance to have all of those good feelings?
Combat stress and anxiety
Hard day at work? Go for a brisk walk, run or hit the gym – go on, build up a sweat! Studies have shown that exercise helps the body releases chemical endorphins, which act as a de-stressor. Burning calories also helps calm anxiety. Anxiety can affect every area of your life. Medication is usually prescribed to control it, but if you want to manage it naturally, then physical activity is the answer!
Improve your self-confidence
Do you look in the mirror and feel unhappy with what you see? Low self-confidence impacts how you feel both at work and at play, and can even cause depression and anxiety.
The simple answer: Burn up those calories!
- Your body burns calories even after you finished your workout!
- For every 100 calories burned, you’ll burn an extra 15 calories after your workout!
- This will help you maintain a healthy weight and increase self-confidence
Remember to have short-term and long term goals!
Short-term goals are great! But, also sit down and think about what you would like to see an improvement in a year from now. In just one year you could be:
- Stronger than you ever thought
- Burning fat at a higher rate
- Keeping your blood pressure stable
- Feeling incredible!
Sharpen your memory
Time to finally beat your friends at board and word games! Regular physical exercise increases your memory and breaking into a sweat, from pushing your body, even increases the cell production that’s used for learning. So, no more forgetting where you left your car-keys, or that one password you hardly ever use.
