Exercise Can Help Keep Your Brain Young
Considering the basic medical benefits of developing and maintaining a healthy habit of exercise or diet, it simply stands to reason that your brain function can be improved due to the life change you choose. Unfortunately, many people do not even realize this phenomenon because of a primary focus on weight loss. It has been recommended by many doctors, as well as nutritionists, fitness trainers, and physical therapists that if someone is to develop a workout routine, the very best time for exercise is in the morning.
Many people do not want to workout early, before work and while trying to prepare for the day ahead, but there are some shortcuts to arranging morning exercise for yourself that I will mention later in this article. Often the recommendation of the morning workout is explained by the fact that exercise in the morning will increase your metabolism throughout the day, more effectively than working out later in the day. This is a fact. And it is a fact that many people focused on loosing weight will seriously consider. Another fact, much less often mentioned, is that the increased metabolism also increases or heightens the functions of the vital organs throughout the day – including the brain, naturally.
Interestingly enough, I proved this little theory just this morning. Typically I workout first thing in the morning, or, at least before I do any work (other than dance and aerobics lesson plans and choreography). But this morning I was in a rush and wanted to start writing as soon as possible, so I thought I would get going, forgoing the workout. I couldn't concentrate the way I usually can earlier in the morning, but I figured it out right away. Once I did my workout my mind just kicked into full gear and I was able to do my research and my writing.
If you have trouble getting to bed early so that you can get up earlier and workout, here are some ideas:
In short: have a plan. When you have a plan for a quick morning routine, one that you have set up as much as possible for yourself the night before, it is simple to map out your morning. Some people lay out their workout clothes as well as their work clothes the night before, and sometimes these people even put together their lunches before they go to bed. Some people prefer to dedicate themselves to an early workout class at a gym – when you do this you can pack up your gym bag with everything from clothes, to towels, music, to exercise equipment, to soap, to blow dryers.
Other people, (people like myself, for instance) are more comfortable and/or feel less rushed in the morning when they have a similar set-up but workout at home and not at a gym or workout studio. There are virtually all kinds of ways to workout at home. Whether you want your favorite gym-style exercise equipment, or if you want to scooch over the sofa and move to your favorite kind of workout VHS or DVD, it is all available. This is type of exercise is a great idea. It is something that may increase the amount of time you have to sleep in, or correct your morning anxiety about being on schedule for your day. The advantage is that once you have exercised, before everything else that will hit you like a storm in everyday life, you feel better because you are more physically and mentally prepared.
The exercise you get can do more for you than you than just keep your body in tune. As a matter of fact, keeping yourself physically fit, as much as it will strengthen your other vital organs, will also serve to strengthen and maintain proper brain functions. The idea that your brain will retain its youthful abilities due to the increase of blood and the release of certain chemicals in the brain is not an illogical stretch. Nonetheless, it is not one that many people consider when they decide to commit to continuous workout routine.
As I mentioned before, the exercise that you get can do more for you than you than just keep you fit. As a matter of fact, keeping yourself in good shape physically will strengthen all of your vital organs. Therefore of course, exercise will strengthen your mental capacity and help maintain your proper brain functions as well. The idea that your brain will retain its youthful abilities due to the increase of blood and the release of certain chemicals in the brain is not an illogical stretch. Not in the least.
Considering recent epidemiologic studies, scientists have found a surprising amount of evidence that supports a significant connection between brain function and exercise. Therefore, exercising a minimum of three times a week will decrease the risk of certain kinds of dementia and other neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease in your future. No matter what kind of exercise equipment you choose, good health is a great achievement – especially as you get older.
A four-year scientific study of this concept revealed that many adults between the ages of sixty two and seventy who continued working and exercising had better overall health. Taking specific measures of cognitive activity, the positive results surpassed those of people in the same age group, the majority of these being inactive retirees. The long-term benefits of a regular workout and health regimen are even more important.
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