Spring Forward into New Healthy You! With the initiation of Daylight Savings and a new season often come new rituals and habits. With more daylight in the springtime, it is often easier to adopt certain habits and exercise routines. Below are 4 easy tips to incorporate into your life this spring. I hope you can give some of them a try, if you are not already practicing them.
Start your Day with a Grateful Heart.
Giving thanks and having an attitude of gratitude lead to stronger relationships, better sleep and improved mood. Research reveals that cultivating gratitude not only leads to better mental health, but can also improve physical health. While we can always find something to complain about (if we look hard enough) we can always find a multitude of things to be grateful for.
Downward-Facing Dog.
Practicing yoga has seen shown to increase flexibility and strength, boost mood, relieve stress, and more. While you can practice yoga at a studio, your local gym or at home you can even do certain poses wherever you are and reap some benefits.
Laugh Out Loud.
Laughter seems to provide some health benefits and research finds that it may even compare to eating well and exercising to keep you healthy and free of disease. Laughter may calm the mind, relieve anxiety, and reduce stress.
When you laugh and think positive thoughts, you are more likely to end your day on a happy note.
Get Moving.
Exercising regularly offers many health benefits, ranging from managing weight to improved heart health and strength. Exercising outdoors, however, seems to provide added benefits. Research shows that you exert more energy when exercising outdoors and you also enjoy it more. People exercising outdoors report less depression and fatigue. Whether going for a morning run, a bike ride or taking a brisk walk in the park after work.
PainCare Outlet has a wide selection exercise equipment to get you started on your new program. PainCare Outlet is also featuring a new muscle stimulator to help with muscle recovery after your workout, the AvivaStim XP digital combination EMS/TENS (pain management) unit.