Yep! G’day reader. I hope all’s well with you.
Here is an article on the benefits of exercise on our mental health. I am a runner, and for me this is true. I always feel better after a run than i did before it. I know any form of exercise is often the last thing we feel like doing, but try to get out and get yourself moving at least a few times a week.
This is from Australia’s ABC Health and wellbeing site 26/8/14.
“We’re always being told to do more exercise because of the masses of evidence it wards off a host of nasty illnesses.
But if you’re someone who uses a good walk, run or gym workout to shake off stress or lift a low mood, there’s some science on your side too.
While there’s less known about the effect of exercise on your mind compared to your body, everything that is known suggests it’s beneficial and certainly unlikely to cause harm, says mental health expert Professor Tony Jorm.
“It’s one of those things that even though the evidence isn’t rock solid, there are other potential benefits and the risk of harm is so minimal, it’s a good thing to do,” says Jorm, one the authors of a recent position statement on exercise and mental health commissioned by Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
“Exercise is about as low risk as you can get and the side effects are about as minimal as you can get.”
And the benefits for physical health are so extensive, that even if it doesn’t help your mood or mental state, “it will potentially help a whole lot of other things”
http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2014/08/26/4074904.htm
Have a great day out there and take it easy.
Greg \Mh/
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