Importance of Mental Health
How does Fitness help?
Exercising is one of the greatest forms of self-therapy. Releasing all that accumulated stress and transmuting it into productive, healthy energy is the best way to detoxify the body and the mind.
Fitness isn’t just about physical health and a better physique, it is also associated with significant improvement of one’s mental health. Research has proven that physical exercise can enhance mental health in different ways, including reducing depression, PTSD and trauma, anxiety, and ADHD. Not to mention, exercising will also improve your self-esteem and will boost your mood and energy levels. So, why not elevate your general wellbeing while simultaneously looking and feeling better?
Your Brain Loves The Gym
Exercise has innumerable benefits for the brain and greatly permits brain health through a variety of outlets. First, regular physical training enhances the effects of brain chemicals, such as endorphins that reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety. It also releases ample dopamine which improves memory, lower levels of inflammation, and even stimulates new cell growth through dopamine production. Studies have demonstrated that mental disorders such as depression can negatively impact neuron production in certain regions of the brain. Studies have also demonstrated that physical training can promote the production of neurons. And, of course, fitness training increases blood supply that promotes neuronal health by improving the distribution of oxygen and nutrients.
Which forms of exercise produces better mental health?
Aerobic Exercise - jogging, swimming, biking, walking, dancing, and even gardening!
Anaerobic Exercise - weightlifting, high intensity interval training (HIIT), isometric and plyometric training
Getting started is as easy as visiting your nearest gym location.
If you don’t know where to begin, Built Strong Athletics offers one on one training with the most qualified and experienced physical trainers, who can customize your workout regimen and create a nutrition plan to best fit your goals. You don’t have to engage in rigorous exercise, just 30 minutes of moderate exercise three to five times a week is enough.
