Page 2 - Tri-City Wellness Newsletter Feb 2021

Tips to Improve Emotional Health

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Whether you are feeling stressed, anxious, sad,
O or mad, exercise can often help. Researchers
have found a strong link between regular exercise
and improvements in mental health and mood. Be-
V coming more active can even enhance memory
and cognition too.
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Here’s how physical activity has 2.
Y a positive impact on your mental
outlook: Although exercise is a
form of physical stress, physical
O activity helps manage your emo-
tional stress because, after physi-

U cal activity, you experience lower 3.
levels of stress-linked hormones,
such as cortisol and epinephrine.

R And that can boost mood.

B It turns out that all forms of exercise — from walking and yoga
to running and sports — improve mood. But if you are feeling too
anxious, stressed, or down to find the motivation to exercise, 4.
O how do you start?

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The APA advises that begin-

Y ning with any amount of
physical activity, even a
short walk, is better than
not starting at all. You may
D soon find your mood is bet-
ter and you look forward to
exercising. 5.
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Y Make Yourself a Priority