New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is ‘add
exercise’. Exercise is beneficial for
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, and more. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic believes adding McHenry exercise to your way
of life is a positive behavior
that enhances your life in due course. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers analyzed a variety of motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they described the combination
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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, adding mindfulness appears encouraging.
Researchers found though that people have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. A recent study examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and concluded that it was promising. (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic appreciates those kinds 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? Of course
not! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
enhance cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also described nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being beneficial.
(3) Important motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors combined with chiropractic care. Treating and alleviating
chronic pain – related to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That’s what OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care featuring
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 activities 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 noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Skipping breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in a recent study did this – was linked to sleep duration, bedtime, and physical activity. 9.5% of kids
reported poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Sad news: Such unhealthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes chiropractic care for back
pain due to a disc herniation with Cox® Technic on The Cox8 Table.
Make your McHenry 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.