New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is ‘add
exercise’. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. Satterwhite Chiropractic believes adding Oxford exercise to your lifestyle 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 studied a variety of 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 telling researchers and
ultimately us clinicians to adapt exercise to the
patient and his/her interests. (1) Share with
Satterwhite Chiropractic what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To enhance
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 helpful
to mental and overall health. A recent study examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and concluded that it held
promise. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic appreciates those kinds of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would admit
wanting to take 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 listed nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being beneficial.
(3) Major motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and relieving
chronic pain – related to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That’s what Satterwhite Chiropractic
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care incorporating
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers took on the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to follow
a healthy lifestyle and do 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 affected their
healthy lifestyle. Not eating 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
reported poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the suggested 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Good] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Satterwhite Chiropractic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
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Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares chiropractic care for back
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Make your Oxford chiropractic
appointment soon. A new year. A new resolution. Including
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.