Exercise ON. Excuses Off!
Any exercise, light or heavy, improves your mental health. (read in detail below)
According to WHO
Physical activity can be an effective strategy for promoting mental health and well-being and contribute to the treatment of mental health conditions. A review of the evidence for the benefits of physical activity for people with certain mental health conditions – depression, schizophrenia and dementia – indicates improved mood, slowed cognitive decline, delayed disease onset, increased muscle strength, better physical fitness, control of existing disorders and a decreased likelihood of developing other disorders such as diabetes and obesity.
According to Mayo Clinic
Regular exercise may help ease depression and anxiety by:
- Releasing feel-good endorphins, that can enhance your sense of well-being
- Taking your mind off worries so you can get away from the cycle of negative thoughts that feed depression and anxiety
Regular exercise has many psychological and emotional benefits, they help in:
- Gain confidence
- Get more social interaction
- Cope in a healthy way
𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚, 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒚!
WHO
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