🏃🏽♀️ Exercise & Sleep
“Physical exercise is considered to be one of the beneficial factors of a proper lifestyle and is nowadays seen as an indispensable element for good health, able to lower the risk of disorders of the cardiovascular, endocrine and osteomuscular apparatus, immune system diseases and the onset of potential neoplasms. A moderate and programmed physical exercise has often been reported to be therapeutic both in the adulthood and in aging, since capable to promote fitness. Regular exercise alleviates the negative effects caused by free radicals and offers many health benefits, including reduced risk of all-cause mortality, sarcopenia in the skeletal muscle, chronic disease, and premature death in elderly people.”
Source: National Library of Medicine; NIH.gov OPEN ARTICLE >
Benefits of physical exercise
Being physically active can…
Improve your brain function (neurological), memory, and cognitive health
Improve mental health (anxiety & depression) ADAA; Anxiety & Depression Association of America OPEN RESOURCE >
Help manage weight & improve energy
Reduce the risk of disease
Strengthen bones, muscles, & balance
Improve your ability to do everyday activities. Results found for adults who sit less and do any amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Source CDC.gov OPEN RESOURCE >
Additional benefits include
Protect against many chronic illnesses & diseases
Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
Improve your quality of sleep.
Improve joint pain & stiffness
What you may not know about exercise…
exercise creates oxidative stress
Can damage the body (muscles & bones)
Too much can contribute to fatigue, depression, brain fog.
Where do you start?
Level 1: Foundational (Cardio and Resistance Training Basics)
Level 2: Conditional (Physical Therapy)
Level 3: Performance (Sport Specific Training)