Why is daily movement necessary? Is it really that important to move, and if so, how much of it? Should i be aiming for 10.000 steps or even pick up running. What if i feel tired after a day of work and just want to relax? Let’s look at why daily movement is important and how to make it work for you.
Digestion
Let’s start with one of the most important factors of why daily movement is necessary. We often think of exercise as a way to burn calories, but moving your body can help you do so much more. Our Gi track ( Otherwise known as your digestive organs ) consists of smooth muscle. This muscle helps to ‘knead’ the food we eat so that it gets mixed up with digestive enzymes and acids, allowing our bodies to absorb the nutrients from the food and digest everything optimally. When we move our bodies we stimulate bloodflow through our digestive system, and massage our organs by gently relaxing and contracting the muscles around our tummy. Which improves our digestion and nutrion absorption.
Metabolism
Our metabolism is the burning machine of the body. It keeps us warm, it helps to generate energy so we can take on the day and it can use stored energy from fat cells, when in a small shortage. By boosting our metabolism by exercising and getting the heart rate up, we will use up the easily available energy (or glucose) from our bloodstream, and in turn get into the fat cells. This will help you manage your weight and lower your fat percentage over time.
Increased energy
Blood flows through our bodies every day and night. Because of this bloodflow important nutrients and oxygen get transferred to the tissues whole throughout the body. Movement and exercise get our heart rate up, which improves our cardiovascular health, and improves our energy levels throughout the day!
Mental health
Most of us know of the runners high you get after a hard run. This dopamine kick is one of the reasons you can improve your mental health with movement. Moving your body can act as a stress relieving method. It gives you the time to get out of your head and into your body. Little brain chemicals called endorphins get boosted, lowering your stress levels and can even improve your mood.
Joy
The combination of feel good endorphins and increased blood flow to the brain can make you feel a lot better. And exercise should make you feel happier! Not just because of internal processes that happen just because you are moving your body. But also because you should find a form of movement that you like to do. Whether that is dancing, running, cycling, swimming or weight lifting. There are so many different types of sports to choose from. And i encourage you to try different types of movement to enjoy your healthy body, and maybe even experience a runners high! You only have to listen to your body and get moving.
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