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Outdoor natural environments labelled as ‘natural medicine’, providing physical activity levels with lower levels of perceived exertion, stress reduction, restoring mental, fatigue, improving mood, self-esteem and perceived health.Full article 🌳 https://extremephysiolmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2046-7648-2-3

Mayo Clinic researchers found there’s nothing like HIIT to stave off the aging process, thanks to changes it creates at the cell level, effects that can’t be achieved with any kind of medicine. What’s more, as positive as the changes were for younger people studied, they were even greater among people over 65. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-06-18/is-interval-training-the-fountain-of-youth

University study concludes exercising solo or with a P.T is best for stress management, contemplation and relaxation whereas working out in a group is better for energizing and waking up. Full article can be found here 👉🏽 https://www.scu.edu/illuminate/thought-leaders/thomas-plante/why-your-exercise-environment-matters.html

• Shift your mindset from extrinsic motivation to Intrinsic motivation. Focusing on the inner/personal rewards gained from exercise. • Monitor improvements for your own personal goals. Rather than comparing yourself against other gym members. • Link exercise to other areas of life. E.g. going to the gym to socialise or for stress relief and theContinue reading “Learn to Love Exercise”

Regular exercise can increase the strength of your brain as well as your muscles… UCLA researchers found physical activity increases the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with learning and memory. Suggesting the long term physical affects of exercise doesn’t simply alter the physiology of your muscles but also the physiologyContinue reading “Regular exercise can increase the strength of your brain as well as your muscles…”