Improving your health one healthy habit at a time!

Move Your Body
The topic of the exercise was included in a booklet I wrote titled “Alternative Remedies for the Body, Mind & Spirit.” The Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘remedy’ as a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. I listed it as a remedy because I feel it is just that, a remedy.
Flexibility Training, will help with the ability to move the joints through their full range of motion. Pain free, flexible joints are important to good health and lifestyle. Inactivity causes us to become stiff and inflexible. It is amazing how fast you can lose range of motion. Stiffness leads to improper posture that can lead to muscle imbalance, which causes a lot of other problems. An example of a great flexibility program is yoga. I LOVE yoga! Flexibility exercises can be done daily and should be done at least 2-3 days per week. If you stretch just once a week, you will never progress, but always be just catching up. I could go on and on about this, but I will spare you until a later date.
Here are some of the Psychological Benefits of Exercise stated in an article by K. Cossaboon
- Physical activity is increasingly becoming part of the prescription for the treatment of depression and anxiety. Exercise alone is not a cure, but it does have a positive impact.
- Research has found that regular physical activity appears as effective as psychotherapy for treating mild to moderate depression. Therapists also report that patients who exercise regularly simply feel better and are less likely to overeat or abuse alcohol and drugs.
- Exercise can reduce anxiety – many studies have come to this conclusion. People who exercise report feeling less stressed or nervous. Even five minutes of aerobic exercise (exercise which requires oxygen, such as a step class, swimming, walking) can stimulate anti-anxiety effects.
- Physical exercise helps to counteract the withdrawal, inactivity and feelings of hopelessness that characterize depression. Studies show that both aerobic and anaerobic exercise (exercise which does not require oxygen, such as weightlifting) have anti-depressive effects.
- Moods such as tension, fatigue, anger and vigor are all positively affected by exercise.
- Exercising can improve the way you perceive your physical condition, athletic abilities and body image. Enhanced self-esteem is another benefit.
- Last, but not least, exercise brings you into contact with other people in a non-clinical, positive environment. For the length of your walk or workout or aqua-fit class, you engage with people who share your interest in that activity.
- Walking
- AEROBICS
- TREAD MILL
- ROLLER BLADE
- TAI CHI
- SWIMMING
- JOGGING
- WATER AEROBICS
- CYCLING
- HIKING
- KICK BOXING
- MINI TRAMP (REBOUNDING)
- TENNIS
- YOGA
- DANCING
- POWER WALKING
- RACQUET BALL
- ReboundingStart today, CHOOSE to do something for yourself, no one can exercise for you. By exercising you will not only help yourself, but those you associate with and love will benefit, as you release stress, improve health

and enjoy your life more fully!
Jan Howell
Connect:

Jan Howell
Whether it’s a new recipe, a fun craft, or some handy tips for your garden and home, I hope to empower and inspire you with skills that you can use to create joy, improved health, and to do it in a simple way.