{"id":760,"date":"2016-06-30T05:37:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T05:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neurologysleepcentre.com\/blog\/?p=760"},"modified":"2021-05-08T09:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T09:46:46","slug":"exercise-sound-sleep-ageless-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurologysleepcentre.com\/blog\/exercise-sound-sleep-ageless-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise for Sound Sleep and an Ageless Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exercise \u00a0for sound sleep and an ageless mind \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

#Obesity and lack of exercise and\u00a0 are major health issues all over the globe. \u00a0In
\n\"exercise\u00a0India too, exercises do not usually come up in daily routine for most people . Exercises can have a lot of benefits to help us lead a long \u00a0healthy life – preventing and managing many chronic illnesses .<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Advantages of Regular Exercise<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Regular #exercise (and proper nutrition) can help reduce body fat as
\nwell as protect against chronic diseases associated with obesity like diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks ,stroke \u00a0and certain cancers. You might be thinking exercise is only for losing weight, but the benefit actually goes far beyond weight loss, therefore, everybody is entitled to exercise.<\/p>\n

In addition, exercises help in the following ways:<\/p>\n

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Exercise improves \u00a0sleep
\n<\/strong>Exercising sometime during the day, at least 3 hours before bedtime gets you sle
\nepy for bed at night, thus combating #insomnia. It \u00a0helps you fall asleep faster and sleep deeper.<\/p>\n

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Exercise improves OSA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exercise of your body and some local exercises for your upper airway (myofunctional exercises) help decrease your #AHI and pressure requirements in #PAP therapy, significantly
\nimproving the disease
\ncondition an
\nd help you gain upper hand over your disease.<\/p>\n

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Exercise improves your mood and memory
\n<\/strong>It \u00a0helps \u00a0you feel better about yourself and helps reduce feelings of depression and anxiety. Releasing natural endorphins , you feel very relaxed and excited for more exercise. Exercise also helps you concentrate and\u00a0 reduce your forgetfulness,. Cathepsin B is a protein produced by muscles in response to exercise which is now being implicated in enhancement of memory by stimulating certain parts of the brain.<\/p>\n

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Exercise helps manage weight
\n<\/strong>Of Course ! You know it well. Exercising regularly and eating a healthy calorie restricted diet are ways in which to combat obesity. New studies have brought exciting results discovering a type of good fat called the brown fat which increases with exercise and helps lose #weight.<\/p>\n

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Exercise can be a Joyous time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going to the\u00a0park and playing with children \u2013 pushing their swings , playing with them, teaching them yoga , etc can be enormous fun with exercise . Find an activity you enjoy, and have fun with it!<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Beginning with an Exercise Program<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For obese people, the focus of the exercise program should be based on #low-intensity #aerobic activity with progressively increasing duration<\/strong>. Exercise can be walking, swimming or water exercises, cycling, dancing , rowing, etc<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the program, the frequency and duration of the activity is more important than the intensity.<\/p>\n

Aim for exercising four or five days a week for 30 to 60 minutes. If you were previously sedentary, these sessions can be broken up into three 10-minute sessions, with gradual increases in duration.<\/p>\n

A moderate to\u00a0 low \u00a0intensity exercise is where your exercise\u2029intensity\u2029level\u2029is well within your capacity to\u2029sustain\u2029for\u202945\u2029min\u2029and also\u00a0 be able to talk, but not sing during exercise.<\/p>\n

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In addition to aerobic activity, resistance or weight training can also provide some benefits to overall health. Not only does weight training make you stronger, it increases the amount of calories you burn at rest but this type of exercise requires more supervision .<\/p>\n

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Despite all your inclinations to monitor your weight, try to resist focusing on weight loss. The body has a tendency to gain muscle or lean weight initially, so although your body is benefiting from the exercise, the pounds might not drop off right away. Focus on the quality and quantity of the exercise instead.<\/p>\n

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