New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, increasing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Chiropractic Solutions has
confidence that including San Jose exercise to your way
of life is a positive behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated a variety of motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they described the mix
of autonomy, competence, ego, task, and relatedness of these in the motivation
to exercise. American subjects were more autonomous, task oriented, and
physically active than Turkish subjects telling researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Chiropractic Solutions what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enhance
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and concluded that it held
promise. (2) Chiropractic Solutions appreciates those types of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would confess to wanting a pill to be physically fit…or would we? Of course
not! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
enhance cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also described nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even Latin, ballroom, and aerobic dancing as being useful.
(3) Important motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – associated with decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Chiropractic Solutions
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care incorporating
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers tackled the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to lead
a healthy lifestyle and participate in things to
support that lifestyle like exercising and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were proposed as
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers saw that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns influenced their
healthy lifestyle. Not eating breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in a recent study did this – was associated
with sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they experienced poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Bad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Chiropractic Solutions is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your San Jose chiropractic
appointment soon. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.