When you exercise, your nervous system produces chemicals that can positively influence your mood, energy levels, memory, and wellness. Some of these are called endorphins, the body's natural mood lifters.
Here are types of exercises that can help enhance your mood:
Aerobic Exercises
These exercises include walking, jogging, swimming, climbing steps, cycling, gardening, and dancing, raise your heart rate, and alleviate anxiety and depression. They are great for creating the intensity needed to release endorphins in your body, which beat the gloominess of depression, reduces tension related to anxiety, and promotes relaxation.
Exercising outside will also increase the likelihood of you exercising more often and for longer. It is also the only way to get your daily dose of much-needed Vitamin D, which is essential for a healthy immune system.
Weight Training
If you're in a bad mood because of frustration, anxiety, or anger, it's time to take it out on the weights. Because weight lifting can lift your mood, too, as an additional benefit, the intense focus needed in lifting heavy weights will do an excellent job at putting off whatever is troubling you, thus allowing you to feel better.
Yoga
Yoga is all about mind and body, concentrating on meditation, relaxation, deep breathing exercises, and improved postures. You can learn how to relax, release tension, stretch tight muscles, and even strengthen weak ones when performing yoga. Doing this exercise can also help you manage anxiety and promote feelings of well-being.
Team Sports
If you are someone who finds socializing with other people helps you feel happier and more positive, then team sports are an excellent way to put you in that feel-good place you want to be. Football (Soccer), Netball, and Basketball are all relatively straightforward to play, and if you can't play with friends, it is a great way to meet new people. These sports are also perfect for improving your fitness, speed, and agility.
Having an exercise regime is one of the easiest and most effective ways to manage mood without the addicting side effects of pharmaceutical intervention. It can be done anytime and anywhere. So why not take advantage of the benefits to improve our mental health. Let's get started!
