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Exercise Tip of the Month
To Feel Happier, Exercise
Exercise strengthens your body, heart, and lungs. It also boosts your
mood. New research by the University of Vermont shows that moderate
exercise, such as walking or riding a stationary bicycle, has a significant
improvement on your frame of mind. Researchers discovered that exercise
improved mood immediately after exercise and that the positive effect
remained for up to 12 hours.
Even if you aren’t used to exercise,
when you start there are immediate benefits to your mood and how you feel.
The amount of exercise needed to get a mental health boost is fairly easy.
Just 20-30 minutes of moderate activities (e.g., walking, gardening, biking,
and social dancing) is adequate to help people feel better, when done
regularly. The new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
recommends
that all adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a
week. This equates to a half an hour, 5 days or more each week.
If
you want to feel happy and energetic, get at least 20-30 minutes of regular
physical activity every day. It’s good for your body and your mind.
Source: American College of Sports Medicine
Newsletter. Sept 2009.
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