New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is ‘add
exercise’. Exercise benefits
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Back And Neck Care Center believes adding Severna Park exercise to your way
of life is a positive behavior
that enhances your life in due course. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers studied various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is a result of self-determination, they described the mix
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 tailor exercise to the
patient and his/her influences. (1) Back And Neck Care Center has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, including mindfulness appears encouraging.
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 examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and concluded that it was promising. (2) Back And Neck Care Center appreciates those kinds 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 investigates new drugs to
enhance cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also reported on nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even Latin, ballroom, and aerobic dancing as being beneficial.
(3) Great motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and alleviating
chronic pain – linked to decreased
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was found to
bring back normal brain function. (4) That is what Back And Neck Care Center
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care featuring
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers tackled the question of
older adults’ goals, motivations, and self-determination motivators to lead
a healthy lifestyle and do things 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 influenced 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
said they had poor sleep. 24.9% slept less than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were less physically active. Bad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits worsened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality improved reaction time in a visual attention test. (6)
Back And Neck Care Center is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
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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.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment soon. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely enhance your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.