“Exercise not only changes your body but also your mind, attitude and mood.”
You must have read this a lot during this lockdown period and otherwise, right?? To be honest, I used to find it boring because I had a fixed concept of workout. But hey, aren’t you surprised because I am writing about exercise for somebody who is already tired? Also, the idea looks ‘too much’ for now. But who said we are getting prepared for the army? Or wrestling?
Instead, how about making small routines of exercises that include jumping around, dance workout, using the house as a prop to move, or just going for a soothing workout like yoga or pilates. The idea here is to just get going, move as much as you can.
The best part about this whole thing is to get that ‘Me Time’ which all of us are generally devoid of because of our busy schedules. Just those 15 to 30 minutes in a day has the power to determine your mental status the whole day.
Exercising not only aids in shedding those calories but also maintain your mental health. It can not only help in fighting with Depression but also have better memory, uplift mood, and reduce anxiety. Also, if you associate it with control then exercising can give you autonomy over your body and the freedom to make choices.
Yo Zindagi has done its research and here we present to you the benefits of exercising. No matter how busy you are, at the end of the day just thinking about these pointers would push you to move your body at least for 30 minutes.
Reducing Stress And Anxiety
Exercise helps a person relieve his/her anxieties, worries, tension, stress because in that particular time the mind shifts its attention from around to within. Each breath helps in getting connected with oneself. And this is why many organizations like Google, Microsoft, SAS, provide their employees with gym memberships to their employees.
Boosting Your Brain
Do you tend to forget? Or are you somebody who always aims for a better thinking process and memory? Then exercise might sound correct. Physical exercise boosts dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine all around the body that directly affects our attention and memory.
Increasing Your Self-Esteem and Confidence
Exercising regularly helps in fighting with inner self because the more you move your body, the better control you grasp over it. Each day if you set a goal of increasing your “Me Time” by 5 minutes, and if you successfully implement it then your self-confidence gets a boost. You start exploring new ways to push yourself which helps in taking control over yourself.
Increasing Mindfulness
When you exercise, your mind learns to be in the moment. Though this part comes with regular intervention, however, it helps in staying in the present. Also, when it comes to planning and scheduling, then this mindfulness works wonders as you become aware of what you want and how you want to do it.
Better Sleep
I mean come on, who doesn’t like better sleep? Sleep is the best part of the whole day. It is equivalent to meditation where your body is completing relaxing. Daily moving your body can make you tired (in a good way) by the end of the day. So, you sleep with complete satisfaction of giving your best today and waking up with the same hope of giving the best tomorrow.
Well, after these many benefits, we are sure people would want to go and express themselves by exercising. So, just go move your body. If you are confused then just google it up or find videos on youtube. They have plenty of it.
Are you confused or need somebody to confide into? Then reach out to Yo Zindagi.
Yo Zindagi is a campaign to promote mental health and emotional maturity by engaging individuals in conversations and workshops. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This article is written by Muskan Mehta, Manasi Baindur, and Murali Krishna who are providing counselling support in our Mental Health Internship Program.