ExerciseYourHead
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Itgoeswithoutsayingthatexerciseisgoodforyourbody， butwhatmanydon’trealizeisthatit’， wedon’tmeanthatweighttrainingwillsuddenlyturnyouintoanEinstein—butstudyhasfoundthatworkingoutregularlyimprovesyourmood， boostsyoursenseofself-esteemandevenenhancesthefunctionofyourbrain.
Aswithotheraspectsofthehealthconnectionbetweenmindandbody， ， ， hereare12extrareasonstobeginaworkoutprogramforthenewmillennium.
， andtheincreasedself-esteemthatresultsfromdoingsomethingyouknowisgoodforyou.
， thechemicalsthatdullpainandhelpproducewhat’sknownastheexercisehigh.
-bearingexerciseparticularlyraisesyourtestosteronelevels， whichcanhelpimproveyourmood， especiallyifyourlevelsarenaturallyonthelowside.
， M.d.， coauthorofabookonpsychologicaldisorderscalledSyndromes， asingleworkoutcanraiseyourbrain’slevelsofantidepressantchemicals， suchasdopamine， serotoninandnorepinephrine.
， ， onereviewofpaststudiesfoundthatlong-termexercise， especiallywhenitincludeslong-lasting， strenuoustrainingsessions， hasaboutasmuchofaneffectondepressionaspsychotherapy.( Ofcourse， thisdoesn’tmeanyoushouldn’， thefirstthingtodoistoconsultamental-healthprofessional.)
， relationshipsoranyareaoflife—possiblybecauseexerciseisaformofstressitselfandhelpsconditionyourbodytodealwithit.WhenAustralianresearcherscomparedpeoplewhodid30minutesofaerobicexercisethreetimesaweektothosewhopracticedprogressive-relaxationtechniques， theyfoundthattheformergrouprespondedbettertoacutestressandhadlowerbloodpressure.
， Studieshaveshownthatanyamountofexercise， fromabrisk10-minutewalktoanintenseaerobicsorweight-liftingsession， seemstodecreasefeelingsofanxiety.
， cardioexercise (coupledwithahealthfuldiet) improvestheflowofbloodthatcarriesoxygenandnutrientstoyourbrain.
