New Year. New Resolutions. A good one is to exercise more. Exercise is good for
young and old alike, enhancing cognition, health,
sleep quality, etc.. Johnson Chiropractic has
confidence that including Richmond exercise to your lifestyle is a positive behavior
that ultimately enhances your life. Let’s
get moving!
EXERCISE MOTIVATORS
Culture can be supportive of physical activity…or
not. Researchers evaluated various motivators
for physical activity and exercise. Since being physically active is an
act of self-determination, they detailed 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) Johnson Chiropractic has to find out what motivates you! Simple?
Fast? At-home? Out of the house? Maybe some mindfulness? To boost
the exercise effort, adding mindfulness appears promising.
Researchers found though that many have misconceptions or no
concept of what mindfulness is or how it is beneficial
to mental and overall health. A recent study examined the effectiveness of physical activity and mindfulness activities in preventing
mental health issues and decided that it held
promise. (2) Johnson Chiropractic appreciates those types of
benefits!
BENEFITS FOR COGNITION, PAIN RELIEF WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A pill maybe?! None of us would admit
wanting to take a pill to be physically fit…or would we? Of course
not! As the pharmacological world looks for drugs to
improve cognitive function in the aging folks, researchers have
also described nutrition, diet, probiotics, cognitive
training, and physical activity, exercise, even dancing – ballroom, aerobic
and Latin - as being beneficial.
(3) Significant motivators can be healthy lifestyle
behaviors mixed with chiropractic care. Treating and easing
chronic pain – linked to reduced
brain gray matter and impaired cognitive function - was observed to
restore normal brain function. (4) That is what Johnson Chiropractic
does: treat chronic pain with chiropractic care incorporating
spinal manipulation.
OLDER FOLKS AND YOUNG KIDS
Curious researchers took on 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 saw 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 experienced poor sleep. 24.9% did not
sleep more than the recommended 9 hours. Girls
were not as physically active. Sad news: Such less-than-healthy
habits lessened children’s hand-eye coordination and
attention. Positive] news: Better sleep quality bettered
their reaction time in a visual attention exam. (6)
Johnson Chiropractic is here to help you make better choices, temper expectations, and make beneficial healthy
lifestyle goals.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
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.
Make your Richmond chiropractic
appointment now. A new year. A new resolution. Adding
exercise as a new, healthy behavior will likely boost your
health, sleep quality, cognition, and more.