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When most people think of exercise, it conjures up images of muscular athletes hoisting heavy barbells overhead or sweaty zero-body-fat runners completing their umpteenth mile.
But there is an exercise that everyone can do, regardless of current condition or level of experience. Everyone can breathe.
Breathing, is that exercise? Even the breathing that we do throughout each day does exercise our rib muscles and oxygenates our cells like exercise does.
And, proper breathing exercises don’t risk injury or overexertion, so they are safe and all natural.
Most people, when offered a choice between something natural and something artificial, will go with something natural. We have an inherent sense that the natural way is the better way.
When it comes to food, we prefer natural foods over foods that are laden with chemical additives or are genetically engineered. Fresh air is more desirable than processed, conditioned air, and fresh spring water is also more desirable – in fact, even a genuine, authentic attitude is more satisfying than a phony, put-on facade.
So, is health care any different? If you have a choice between drug therapy and surgery or something more natural, which would you prefer? If you could get similar or even better results with a non-dangerous natural approach, wouldn’t you opt for that?
The New Year is a natural start point, and an invitation to take stock of your current circumstances and see where you can make your life a little better. All over the world, people are welcoming the opportunity to shift gears and choose some bad habits to break or new ones to establish.
Usually, people set New Year’s Resolutions to change something – lose weight, quit smoking, skip dessert or whatever. Often these decisions revolve around health – and rightly so, since this is one of the best places for us to invest in ourselves.
Most people will admit to some stress in their lives. We face challenges every day, from small and irritating temporary stresses like bucking traffic at rush hour to major family, health or financial concerns – few of us elude the stresses of normal living.
The problem is, those stresses may be hurting us, sometimes more than we realize – they rob us of needed sleep, move us toward questionable dietary choices, and jangle our nerves so we don’t show up at our best in our work, our relationships, in our lives.
When you are stressed, your body makes chemicals that help you respond to danger – but when the danger passes, your body should return to a normal, relaxed state. The problem is, our stresses are so continuous, that many of us never get back to that relaxed state – and that is one of the major causes of disease, chronic unresolved stress.
Learn about stress, and how to handle the stresses of your life. Those you can avoid or minimize, please do so – for the others, you’ll need to learn to adapt so you can handle the issues while giving your body a break when called for.
Doctors, researchers and sports trainers agree – exercise is one of the best ways to reduce your stress. Why does exercise make you feel so good?
Physical activity turns on chemicals in the brain called endorphins, which act like organic painkillers, relaxers and sleep aids. You make more of these feel-good neurotransmitters when you exercise, when you get a massage, even when you meditate or breathe deeply. It’s your body’s natural stress reducer.
Exercise helps you stay sharp mentally, reduces fatigue, and makes you think better overall. And it doesn’t require all-out intense exercise to reap significant rewards – a routine as simple as three to five thirty minute workouts each week is generally enough to stay at a reasonable level of fitness.
But you can reduce your stress with a lot less exercise than that – some scientists have found that as little as five minutes of aerobic exercise kicks your anti-anxiety machinery into gear, decreasing tension, improving mood, and building self-esteem.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America says that seven out of ten American adults report feeling stress daily, and most say that it has a significant negative effect on their lives.
Imagine how much positive energy could be created if many or most of that 70% included a little exercise in their daily routine! Handling stress is a key to successful, healthy living, so let’s spread the word – take good care of your body, and it will take good care of you!
If Junior gets sick, Mom or Dad might need to take a personal day to make the rounds to the doctors – and if Mom or Dad gets hurt, everyone else has to take on some additional chores and responsibilities to pick up the slack.
Health is clearly a family affair, not only when someone is ill, but even when all are healthy and well. Being able to participate fully in a thriving household where all family members work together and play together makes life easier and smoother, decreasing stress and expressing vitality.
Many families have to deal with health challenges, to be sure, but when the family pulls toward health, it tends to make things better. Eating healthy food, getting enough sleep and exercise, and making regular visits to your family chiropractor are only a few of the health habits that seem to improve family health.
The opposite is also true – those families who eat poorly, get little rest or exercise, and don’t take care of their brain, spine and nerve system with chiropractic care tend to have a lesser degree of family health – it’s only common sense.
Which family would you rather be part of? Make good choices and develop a healthy lifestyle – your future may depend on it.
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