New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is exercise more. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, boosting cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Cross Chiropractic Center trusts that including Sandy Springs exercise to your way
of life is an advantageous behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be encouraging of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they detailed 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 influences. (1) Cross Chiropractic Center has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? At-gym? Maybe some mindfulness? To enrich
the exercise effort, inserting mindfulness appears hopeful.
Researchers found though that people have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. One study looked
at the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in averting
mental health issues and concluded that it held
promise. (2) Cross Chiropractic Center appreciates those types 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? No! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also reported on nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being beneficial.
(3) Great motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – linked to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Cross Chiropractic Center
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 participate in activities to
support that lifestyle like exercising and eating well. Factors
like personality and goal-setting habits were suggested
influencers. (5) Even in kids, researchers noted that behaviors
like breakfast eating, exercise, and sleep patterns affected their
healthy lifestyle. Foregoing breakfast in
the morning – 11% of kids in one 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 suggested 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Bad news: Such unhealthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Cross Chiropractic Center is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Douglas Pettit on The Back Doctors Podcast with
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 Sandy Springs 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.