What is Fitness? (Copy)
So, we have spoken every week on ‘Fitness Friday’ about fitness and exercise and how it affects our stress levels, immune system, sleep and even our memory and cognitive abilities. But what is fitness? It is not just how puffed out yet get. There are actually 11 components. There are health components of fitness and skill-related components. Over the next week’s we will look at what they are.
What is Fitness?
So, we have spoken every week on ‘Fitness Friday’ about fitness and exercise and how it affects our stress levels, immune system, sleep and even our memory and cognitive abilities. But what is fitness? It is not just how puffed out yet get. There are actually 11 components. There are health components of fitness and skill-related components. Over the next week’s we will look at what they are.
Can Exercise Reduce Your Stress?
Recently, there has been an increasing amount of research suggesting that exercise-related intervention can improve mental health and reduce stress and burnout. In particular, exercises which combines strength and aerobics training and are more strenuous appear to improve the cognitive benefits. Exercise has been proposed to reduce stress through both psychological and biological mechanisms. So, in these stressful times why not get out there and do some exercise.
Spread the Happiness: Look up and Smile
We humans need social connections. Researchers propose that we are vigilant to even the most subtle cues of inclusion or exclusion. As we walk around through the day, our brains, using our mirror neurons, are constantly processing the feelings of people that pass by us. So when we see someone smile at us, mirror neurons simulate our own smiling. Additionally, when we smile, our brain makes neurochemicals that actually make us happy. Thus, when we see someone smile, we mentally simulate that smile or smile back and we feel happier.
Can Exercise Make You Smarter?
When you ask someone why they are exercising they’ll tell you, they want to look good in a bikini or lose weight or get buff.
But what about our brains?
When was the last time you heard someone say they are exercising to get a bigger brain?!
Can exercise actually make us smarter?
Well, research has found that exercise can enhance how we think and improve our memory.