How can exercise improve your mood?

sharm — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:28:52 +0000

Feeling down? We always hear/say that working out improves our mood – here’s some scientific stuff that you may want to know what working out does to you.

1) Makes you smarter! – Brain imaging studies show that exercise boosts activity in the brain’s frontal lobes and the hippocampus. Exercise keeps these brain-derived neurotrophic factor cells healthy in a way that even playing chess [and other highly cognitive activities] does not.

2) Releases Endorphins, makes you happier – Research in 1970s show a significant rise of endorphins, morphine-like peptides, in the blood of marathon runner (runner’s high).

3) No Prozac needed – Physical activity promoted the creation and survival of neurotransmitters — exercise boosted levels of three neurotransmitters — serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine.

4) Lower the incidence of depression – A study at Duke University last year showed that walking for 30 minutes had a significant effect in depressed patients.

Sharm

Sharm (Hisham Musa) is a fitness consultant in Singapore to many high profile clients since 1998. He is equipped with a Master of Science (Exercise and Sports Studies) degree from Nanyang Technological University, (NTU) with 7 distinctions. He also has a Bachelor’s degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Postgraduate in Physical Education and Sports Science from NTU. Armed with international certifications, memberships and affiliations with the American College of Sports Medicine & National Academy of Sports Medicine, he stays current with the latest in the fitness and nutrition industry. He is NCAP 3* certified and is undergoing TRX Master Trainer development. His expertise have been featured in ChannelNewsAsia’s documentary – Vanity the Slim Society, Ch5 & Ch8 Lose To Win Reality TV, The Straits Times, & The Sunday Times. Magazines: Shape, Timeout, Women’s Weekly (Panel of Experts), The Finder, Her World. He is the owner of FitnessBootcamp.sg – the most creative fun group fitness workouts that has more than 500 individual signups in 5 months, with clients losing 10kgs of FAT in 3 months. Sharm shares how you can lose weight and get fit fast at Teamfitnessguru.com

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How can exercise improve your mood?