New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic trusts that including Montreal exercise to your daily life is a positive behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they detailed 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 reminding researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to tailor exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that people have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is valuable
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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? No! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also listed nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being beneficial.
(3) Significant motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and alleviating
chronic pain – linked to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That is what Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
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 do things to
support that lifestyle like exercise and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers observed that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Skipping breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in one study did this – was associated
with sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Make your Montreal chiropractic
appointment today. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.