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1. Keep Your Joints Lubricated
The number one way to keep your joints mobile and prevent them from stiffening up is to move. When we move, we spread lubricant, synovial fluid throughout the joint. What is synovial fluid? Synovial fluid is a clear fluid and its main function is to serve as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa. Basically, it lubricates our joints so they can move with ease and the way to produce more is to move.
The number one way to keep your joints mobile and prevent them from stiffening up is to move. When we move, we spread lubricant, synovial fluid throughout the joint. What is synovial fluid? Synovial fluid is a clear fluid and its main function is to serve as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa. Basically, it lubricates our joints so they can move with ease and the way to produce more is to move.
2. Get a Mental Boost
We need to work out to produce endorphins! Have you ever noticed that you feel better when you're working out? "Endorphins are neurotransmitters produced in the brain that reduce pain," says Alan Hirsch, MD, neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. "They have also been known to induce euphoria." Drugs such as morphine, heroine and cocaine are classic endorphin-releasing entities, according to Dr. Hirsch. Working out can produce these same effects. It's better to go the non-chemical route anyway, get your high the good old fashioned way -- by getting your sweat on and putting in some hard work!
We need to work out to produce endorphins! Have you ever noticed that you feel better when you're working out? "Endorphins are neurotransmitters produced in the brain that reduce pain," says Alan Hirsch, MD, neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. "They have also been known to induce euphoria." Drugs such as morphine, heroine and cocaine are classic endorphin-releasing entities, according to Dr. Hirsch. Working out can produce these same effects. It's better to go the non-chemical route anyway, get your high the good old fashioned way -- by getting your sweat on and putting in some hard work!
3. Sleep Your Self Silly
Does sleep get in your way? For some, it might help to boost your physical activity during the day. According to the Mayo Clinic, A good night's sleep can improve your concentration, productivity and mood. And you guessed it -- physical activity is sometimes the key to better sleep. Regular physical activity can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. You should be careful with the timing of your activity though. For some, exercising too close to bedtime, provides too much of an energy boost to fall asleep. Try exercising early in the day. Switching up your activity to promote sleep may also be effective. Confusing your body by switching morning walks to sprints could be enough to wear you out.
Does sleep get in your way? For some, it might help to boost your physical activity during the day. According to the Mayo Clinic, A good night's sleep can improve your concentration, productivity and mood. And you guessed it -- physical activity is sometimes the key to better sleep. Regular physical activity can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. You should be careful with the timing of your activity though. For some, exercising too close to bedtime, provides too much of an energy boost to fall asleep. Try exercising early in the day. Switching up your activity to promote sleep may also be effective. Confusing your body by switching morning walks to sprints could be enough to wear you out.
4. Exercise for the Health of It!
Condition your heart and lungs, improve strength, improve endurance, gain better flexibility, promote joint health, increase your circulation, produce endorphins, sweat out your impurities and aid in your body's release of toxins -- all by exercising! Of course you want to be careful not to over do it but the list goes on and on for the positive effects of exercise.
Condition your heart and lungs, improve strength, improve endurance, gain better flexibility, promote joint health, increase your circulation, produce endorphins, sweat out your impurities and aid in your body's release of toxins -- all by exercising! Of course you want to be careful not to over do it but the list goes on and on for the positive effects of exercise.
5. Exercise Equals Energy
Feeling taxed from household cleaning, going up a flight of stairs or running daily errands? Don't get discouraged. Regular physical activity can leave you breathing easier for day to day activities. According to the Mayo Clinic, when your heart and lungs work more efficiently, you'll have more energy to do the things you enjoy. This means that physical activity makes it easier to move in general. Take a long walk in the park, tote your kids to the zoo or enjoy a walk in the sand along the ocean without feeling winded -- just make sure you put in the work.
Feeling taxed from household cleaning, going up a flight of stairs or running daily errands? Don't get discouraged. Regular physical activity can leave you breathing easier for day to day activities. According to the Mayo Clinic, when your heart and lungs work more efficiently, you'll have more energy to do the things you enjoy. This means that physical activity makes it easier to move in general. Take a long walk in the park, tote your kids to the zoo or enjoy a walk in the sand along the ocean without feeling winded -- just make sure you put in the work.
Vita Vie Retreat is a fitness retreat offering healthy lifestyle transformation programs for men and women of all ages and fitness levels. We focus on boot camp retreats and men's golf fitness programs. For more information or to contact Ms. Rutigliano, please visit http://www.bvretreat.com.
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