Psychological Benefits of Exercise

Everybody realizes that activity is profoundly useful to the body and generally than not, we talk and read generally about the actual advantages of activity to the body, overlooking different advantages. Uplifting news! There’s a whole other world to the advantages of activity than its actual advantages. Exercise isn’t just about getting conditioned muscles or…

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The Psychological Benefits of Exercises

Less frequently, the psychological advantages of exercise are promoted. For example, we frequently hear about how exercise improves our physical health. However, if you exercise moderately, your emotional and mental health will improve. In addition to raising quality of life, exercise can also support psychological health.

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What yoga does to your body and brain – Krishna Sudhir

Explore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health. — There are many different approaches to modern yoga— though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises, and spiritual contemplation.This blend of physical and mental exercise is widely believed to have a unique…

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Exercise, Depression, and Anxiety: The Evidence

Exercise is one of those recommendations clinicians love, but what is the evidence that it can help our patients with depression? There are wonderful new data from the HUNT Cohort Study (Nord-Trøndelag Health Study), which followed over 33,000 healthy individuals in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, starting around 1985. Find more on Medscape: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892621

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The effects of exercise on mental illness

The video looks at how exercise affects mental health, specifically for the adult and elderly populations. An exercise physiologist, who is a part of the Stay Well program at St. Josephs’s Hospital, was interviewed to share his expertise on the benefits of exercise. This video was made by McMaster students Ava Oliaei, Nour Eddin Garada…

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