The unknown benefit of movement

Humans are built to move. We often think that movement is just important for our muscles, joints, heart, and to lose weight, when in fact it has a lot more benefits. Movement stimulates the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for focus, concentration, planning, and organization. It stimulates the cerebellum which is involved in movement coordination, balance, cognition, emotions, hormones, and autonomic functions.  

If your goal is to be more focused, get your thoughts more organized, and lower your anxiety then incorporate movement into your day. Start your day with 15-30min of exercising (walking, dancing, yoga, running - whatever is fun for you). Throughout the day, take 5min breaks every 50-70min and move (do some squats, jumping jacks, and walk a flight of stairs). In the NeuroHP Live session, I teach a variety of drills that are fantastic for breaks throughout the day. Join me on August 4th at 11am PST for the next NeuroHP Live.

3 Tips on how to integrate movement into your day

 #1: Morning Routine

Make movement a part of your morning routine. Add 15-30min of movement every day.

#2: Chunk it

Integrate a drill or a 5-10min period of movement/exercising by "chunking" it to something that you are already doing. Examples of chunking: Every time you have coffee, do a drill right before or after. Every time you go to the bathroom add a few minutes of movement right after.

 #3: Plan it

Thinks we plan and schedule in our calendar have a higher chance of accomplishment. Plan the time of day that you will integrate your exercising and breaks and what you will do during that period.