You have started running with the aim to improve your cardiovascular health, build muscle, or make up for that extra slice of chocolate cake. But little did you not know while taking care of your body, you’re taking care of your mind too.
Regular physical exercise can have many health benefits to an individual. When you exercise and run, endorphins and serotonin are released from your body. These chemicals are being released from your brain that help improve your mood, it is also known as a runner’s high.
For years, runners have experienced the great feeling of a runner’s high. As you begin to run, your heart starts pumping harder and pushing blood throughout your body. Once you start pushing yourself to go harder and faster, your body starts releasing endorphins to make you feel happy or relaxed.
Beyond that, there are many ways running can help with your mind. Here are some other mental health benefits you should know.
1. Stress Management
Running can help control stress and boost the body’s ability to deal with existing mental tension.
That being said, exercising regularly can increase the concentration of norepinephrine, a chemical that moderates the brain’s responses to stress.
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2.A Calmer Mind
Just like the runner’s high, running produces a chemical that helps people who experience anxiety to feel calmer.
Whether you are running on a treadmill, track, trail, or around your neighborhood, the best way to get through times and cope with anxiety especially during a pandemic is getting your body moving regularly.
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3.Brainpower Boost
Did you know, cardiovascular exercise such as running can help create new brain cells and improve overall brain performance?
The reason being, as you’re running, it increases levels of a brain-derived protein in your body, which helps with decision-making, higher and quicker thinking, and learning.
4.Faster Track to Dreamland
Running has been shown to help you set a normal sleep schedule. As the chemical released during and after running helps to relax your body and encourage deep sleeping. Having a regular sleep schedule is good for the brain and improves your overall mental health.
Thus, running 30 minutes to an hour each week at a moderate pace can lead to a healthier mind and body.
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5.Increase Productivity & Creativity
Been feeling unmotivated and lazy to do anything? The best and easiest solution is running.
Research shows that employees who take time to exercise on a regular basis are more productive and have more energy than peers who are less active.
Besides that, a heart-pumping run can boost creativity. Rather than getting a creativity blockage, try to get that body and brain moving at the same time.
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