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Keep reminding yourself of the benefits ofkeeping yourself active. It...• Helps to relieve stress, depression andanxiety• Increases your ability to concentrate,think faster and become more sharp• Helps reduce blood pressure• Lowers the risk of developing coloncancer• Keeps your heart healthy and reduce therisk of heart disease• Helps with gaining muscle, which canbuild and maintain strong bones• Increases flexibility, which can helpprevent injury and help with musculartension.Just 30 minutes to an hour of physicalfitness a day can be a major health investment.You don’t have to be in a gym to be fit. Youcan enjoy fitness with your kids, your spouse,family or friends by coming up with fun,physical activities such as going for walks,swimming, mountain biking or hiking tomention a few.Stress and ExerciseBefore we can wrap things up, we shouldalso consider the heavy issue of stress. Abig part of motivation, or lack of, are the lifestresses that affect us, perhaps even daily.Like taxes, stress is a part of everyone’slife. The “experts” tell us that some stress isgood, because without it there would be nomotivation to do anything! However, if you arelike me, serious stress and anxiety makes mefeel bad physically, sometimes to the point ofnot wanting to do basic things...like eat. Thiscan’t be good!For most of us, stress is low-level most ofthe time. Our daily tasks and relationshipsgive us a bit of stress, but not major anxiety.The body’s response to low-level stressorsis designed to motivate us to action with aslightly raised heart rate and increased mentalclarity, similar to the response to caffeine.In times where stress levels go higher, theresponses are what many people call the “fightor flight” response. The body sends blood tothe extremities to get ready for action! Theseresponses are normal and good for you, exceptwhen the stress levels remain high for a longtime. When the body perpetually stays in astressed state, the systems begin to breakdown. Think of it like a car engine where thethrottle is stuck and the engine is constantly“revved up”. Not only will it consume A LOTof gasoline, but the mechanical parts will wearout faster.So what to do to protect ourselves fromthis? RELAX of course….and EXERCISE. Exercisehelps us relax both physiologically and, if it’senjoyable, provides a mental escape from thestressor. The physiological effects of exerciseinclude release of morphine-like chemicals(which include beta-endorphins) that give usa sense of well being. Have you ever heardthe term Runner’s High? This is caused by therelease of “endorphins” into the blood. Sincethese chemicals stay in the blood for severalhours after stopping the activity, the “feelgood” feeling remains for a while.OK, so we know why exercise can helpwith anxiety and stress. But what are some ofthe ways regular exercise keeps us healthy innormal, low-level stress, times?Here’s some from the top of my head:• Using a daily dose of natural “feelgood” chemicals is better than drugs oralcohol!!• Looking fit, healthy and strong (It’s ok toadmit that looking good makes you feelgood!)• Feeling good from accomplishment andimprovement.• Escaping from the daily grind for an hour– change of scene.• Keeping the body systems prepared tohandle high-level stress.48 | Tread Fitness | Issue #1 https://treadmedia.us
The key to lowering stress with exercise isthat you ENJOY the exercise that you choose todo. If you hate going to the gym, it’s not goingto lower your stress. In fact, it probably will addsome! Also, studies are showing over and overthat even low intensity exercise helps anxiety,so any activity you enjoy is good.For me, when I am under stress, nothingworks better than hopping on a mountain bikeand peddling away my troubles. Some peoplehave a healthy sense of achievement fromcompetitive sports, which helps make themfeel less stressed! Maybe yours is dance, orhiking, or swimming.The bottom line? To decrease the effectsstress on your body, in turn helping yourenergy, motivation and passion, pick a fitnessor sports activity you enjoy, do it regularly andHAVE FUN.https://treadmedia.usIssue #1 | Tread Fitness | 49
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