{"id":4678,"date":"2016-12-13T12:29:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T11:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:06:20","slug":"more-than-a-fit-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehr als nur ein fitter K\u00f6rper"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/\n        Mehr als nur ein fitter K\u00f6rper\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mentalhealth_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Mehr als ein fitter K\u00f6rper<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Psychische Gesundheit ist Reichtum<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">13. Dezember 2016 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;More Than a Fit Body&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Yes, working out feels great and improves your overall physical well-being immensely. It builds strength, enhances your stamina and boosts energy. Furthermore, being physically active can lower your risk of illnesses including heart disease or type 2 diabetes. And while we won\\u2019t argue that muscles and a fit body are certainly pleasant, the positive effects of exercise go way beyond.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Ja, Sport f\u00fchlt sich gut an und verbessert das allgemeine k\u00f6rperliche Wohlbefinden ungemein. Es st\u00e4rkt die Kraft, verbessert die Ausdauer und steigert die Energie. Au\u00dferdem kann k\u00f6rperliche Aktivit\u00e4t das Risiko von Krankheiten wie Herzkrankheiten oder Typ-2-Diabetes senken. Und obwohl wir nicht bestreiten wollen, dass Muskeln und ein fitter K\u00f6rper sicherlich angenehm sind, gehen die positiven Auswirkungen von Sport weit dar\u00fcber hinaus.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Regelm\u00e4\u00dfige k\u00f6rperliche Aktivit\u00e4t bringt enorme Vorteile mit sich <strong>Vorteile f\u00fcr die psychische Gesundheit<\/strong> die es wert sind, untersucht zu werden. Zun\u00e4chst einmal gibt es eine unbestreitbare Verbindung zwischen unseren <strong>Stimmung<\/strong> und Training. Wenn Sie regelm\u00e4\u00dfig Sport treiben, kennen Sie wahrscheinlich das Hochgef\u00fchl nach dem Training, das sich nach einem guten Lauf, Schwimmen oder einer anderen Aktivit\u00e4t einstellt. In einem Artikel f\u00fcr \u201cMonitor on Psychology\u201d erforscht Kristen Weir den \u201cTrainingseffekt\u201d. Sie zitiert Forschungsergebnisse, die nicht nur die Auswirkungen von k\u00f6rperlicher Aktivit\u00e4t auf die kurzfristige <strong>Stimmungsaufhellung,<\/strong> sondern auch, wie sie die Behandlung von <strong>Langzeitdepression<\/strong>. Wir schlagen nicht vor, dass k\u00f6rperliche Aktivit\u00e4t andere Therapieformen vollst\u00e4ndig ersetzen sollte, aber ihre Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit sollten dennoch hervorgehoben werden.<br\/>\n<br\/>Zun\u00e4chst einmal sollten wir \u00fcber Folgendes sprechen <strong>Endorphine<\/strong> und wie sie unsere Stimmung beeinflussen. Endorphine sind Neuropeptide, Biochemikalien, die unser K\u00f6rper in Stress- oder Schmerzsituationen produziert - und auch, wenn wir Sport treiben. Endorphine wirken als nat\u00fcrliches Schmerzmittel, \u00e4hnlich wie das Schmerzmittel Morphin, und machen uns daher unempfindlicher gegen\u00fcber dem erlebten Stress. Wenn diese Hormone im Hypothalamus und in der Hypophyse des Gehirns ausgesch\u00fcttet werden, kann unser K\u00f6rper ein Gef\u00fchl der Euphorie erleben. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Sport wird dies als \u201eL\u00e4uferhoch\u201c bezeichnet. Es ist jedoch etwas zu einfach, daraus den Schluss zu ziehen, dass die stimmungsaufhellende Wirkung ausschlie\u00dflich auf Endorphine zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren ist, wie es oft behauptet wird. Sport und k\u00f6rperliche Bet\u00e4tigung erh\u00f6hen auch den Spiegel anderer Neurotransmitter im Gehirn, wie z. B. <strong>Serotonin<\/strong> oder <strong>Norepinephrin<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Niedrige Werte von <strong>Serotonin<\/strong> im Gehirn werden mit depressiven Verstimmungen sowie mit Angst- und Furchtzust\u00e4nden in Verbindung gebracht. Da Serotonin eine zentrale Rolle bei der Entstehung und Behandlung von psychischen Erkrankungen spielen kann, wird es auch als ein <strong>\u201cGl\u00fcckshormon\u201d<\/strong>. <strong>Norepinephrin<\/strong> ist ein Stresshormon, wie Adrenalin. Noradrenalin beeinflusst, wie wir auf Stress reagieren und l\u00f6st die so genannte \u201cKampf-oder-Flucht-Reaktion\u201d aus. Wenn wir mit einer potenziellen Gefahr konfrontiert werden, bereitet sich unser K\u00f6rper darauf vor, entweder die drohende Gefahr zu bek\u00e4mpfen oder ihr so schnell wie m\u00f6glich zu entkommen. In solchen F\u00e4llen erh\u00f6hen sich unsere Atmung und unsere Herzfrequenz, und wir sind in der Lage, klarer zu denken. Und obwohl es seltsam klingt, dass ein Stresshormon die geistige Gesundheit f\u00f6rdert, scheint dies der Fall zu sein. \u00c4hnlich wie der Neurotransmitter Serotonin kann auch ein niedriger Noradrenalinspiegel die Ursache f\u00fcr Depressionen sein. Aus diesem Grund werden sowohl Serotonin als auch Noradrenalin in <strong>Antidepressiva<\/strong> zur Behandlung von depressiven Verstimmungen und anderen Angstzust\u00e4nden.<br\/>\n<br\/>Wenn wir den Zusammenhang zwischen k\u00f6rperlicher Aktivit\u00e4t und geistiger Gesundheit untersuchen, ist das meiste wissenschaftlich belegt. Es ist erwiesen, dass die beim Training freigesetzten Hormone dazu beitragen k\u00f6nnen, Stress, depressive Stimmungen und Angstzust\u00e4nde zu verringern. Dennoch sollten wir nicht vergessen, wie wichtig der Aufbau von <strong>Vertrauen<\/strong> auf dem Weg dorthin. Wenn Sie eine Trainingsroutine finden, die Ihnen wirklich Spa\u00df macht, wenn Sie Verbesserungen Ihres k\u00f6rperlichen (und geistigen) Wohlbefindens feststellen und wenn Sie sich Ziele setzen und diese auch erreichen, kann das Ihrem Selbstwertgef\u00fchl enorm zugute kommen. Sie haben es endlich geschafft, sich den Wecker 30 Minuten fr\u00fcher zu stellen, um den Lauf zu absolvieren, den Sie immer wieder aufgeschoben haben (und wegen dem Sie sich schlecht f\u00fchlten)? Sie haben es nach einem anstrengenden Tag geschafft, ins Fitnessstudio zu gehen und ein paar Spannungen abzubauen? Die <strong>Gef\u00fchl der Vollendung<\/strong> Das Gef\u00fchl, das Sie haben, wenn Sie eine harte Trainingseinheit erfolgreich hinter sich gebracht haben, ist ermutigend. Verlassen Sie Ihre Komfortzone, indem Sie eine neue Sportart oder Aktivit\u00e4t ausprobieren und sich selbst \u00fcberraschen. Das Wichtigste dabei ist, dass Sie sich bewusst machen, dass Sie f\u00fcr sich selbst trainieren. L\u00f6sen Sie sich von unrealistischen Erwartungen und sehen Sie k\u00f6rperliche Aktivit\u00e4t als ein Mittel zur Verbesserung Ihrer allgemeinen k\u00f6rperlichen und geistigen Gesundheit. Wenn Sie diese Denkweise verinnerlichen, kann dies den Druck von Ihnen nehmen und Ihre Einstellung zum Sport ver\u00e4ndern.<br\/>\n<br\/>Suchen Sie nach einer M\u00f6glichkeit, Ihr derzeitiges Trainingsprogramm auf Vordermann zu bringen und sich selbst zu fordern? Dann begr\u00fc\u00dfen Sie das hochintensive Intervalltraining (HIIT).<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>Bild von Anita Ponne\/shutterstock<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnFull\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >WAS GIBT ES SONST NOCH?<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Die Vorteile von Lachyoga<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Wenn Sie gerne lachen, k\u00f6nnte Lachyoga das perfekte Workout f\u00fcr Sie sein. Dr. Madan Kataria, ein Arzt aus Mumbai, gr\u00fcndete 1995 Lachyoga-Clubs. Als er \u00fcber die Vorteile des Lachens recherchierte, war er erstaunt \u00fcber die zahlreichen Studien, die die tiefgreifenden physiologischen und psychologischen Vorteile des Lachens belegen. CATch Up sprach mit der Lachyoga-Trainerin Marion Madhavi Fritscher dar\u00fcber, was das Lachen wirklich mit uns macht.\nCharlie Chaplin hat einmal gesagt: \"Ein Tag ohne Lachen ist ein vergeudeter Tag.\" Er muss um die gesundheitlichen Vorteile des Lachens gewusst haben, die Wissenschaftler seit Jahren erforschen. Lachen soll Depressionen und Allergien lindern, den Schlaf und das hormonelle Gleichgewicht verbessern.\n\"Das Problem ist, dass wir uns als Erwachsene nur noch selten ein herzhaftes Bauchlachen g\u00f6nnen, also m\u00fcssen wir Raum f\u00fcr das Lachen schaffen\", sagt Marion Madhavi Fritscher, die seit mehr als zehn Jahren Lachyoga-Sitzungen in Erlangen, Deutschland, leitet. \"Lachyoga hilft uns, unseren K\u00f6rper zu nutzen, um einen positiven Bewusstseinszustand zu schaffen, der positive Energie und gute Laune erzeugt.\"\nSobald die Mundwinkel nach oben gehen, sch\u00fcttet unser Gehirn Hormone aus und wir f\u00fchlen uns sofort besser. Wenn wir die Schultern sinken lassen, dauert es keine Minute und unsere Stimmung verschlechtert sich. \"Mit einfachen \u00dcbungen k\u00f6nnen wir unser Gef\u00fchl verbessern und uns Schritt f\u00fcr Schritt in das Lachen hineinversetzen\", erkl\u00e4rt die dreifache Mutter.\nEin Kurs beginnt in der Regel mit sanften Entspannungstechniken, um die Menschen dazu zu bringen, sich auf ihren K\u00f6rper zu konzentrieren. Koordinations\u00fcbungen wie das Hin- und Herschwingen der Arme helfen, sich der K\u00f6rperbewegungen bewusst zu werden. \"Und dann gehen wir zu Lach\u00fcbungen \u00fcber, was zun\u00e4chst seltsam erscheinen kann\", f\u00fcgt Marion hinzu.\nEs wird viel geklatscht und gesungen, und es wird mit Ger\u00e4uschen gearbeitet. \"Ein 'eeh' hebt die Mundwinkel und hat eine erhebende Kraft, w\u00e4hrend ein 'oh' den gegenteiligen Effekt hat. Diese Lach\u00fcbungen helfen, die Lebensenergien zu aktivieren und erleichtern den Einstieg in die Lachmeditation. \"Die jungen Damen, die regelm\u00e4\u00dfig zu meinen Kursen kommen, behaupten, dass sie Entzugserscheinungen haben, wenn sie einen Kurs verpassen\", sagt der 49-J\u00e4hrige, der in Herzogenaurach auch Kurse f\u00fcr PUMA-Mitarbeiter anbietet, schmunzelnd.\nKein Wunder, wenn man bedenkt, was Lachen mit dem K\u00f6rper macht: Alle Hirnregionen werden aktiviert, elektrische Impulse ausgesendet, rund 400 Muskeln stimuliert, die Verdauung verbessert, Stresshormone abgebaut, Endorphine ausgesch\u00fcttet, das Immunsystem gest\u00e4rkt, Atemprobleme gelindert - und das alles bis zu 24 Stunden nach einem ordentlichen Lachen.\n\"Am wichtigsten ist, dass regelm\u00e4\u00dfiges Lachen den Sinn f\u00fcr Humor verbessert. Humor f\u00e4ngt dort an, wo der Spa\u00df aufh\u00f6rt, und hilft Ihnen, in schwierigen Situationen eine andere Perspektive einzunehmen.\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/already-laugh-today\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/already-laugh-today\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LaughToday_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/confidence-boost-playlist\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"3708\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PlaylistAugust_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Playlist f\u00fcr mehr Selbstvertrauen<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Jeder braucht ab und zu eine Aufmunterung, und manchmal ist Musik das beste Mittel dagegen. Deshalb haben wir eine Liste mit Liedern zusammengestellt, die man an den Tagen h\u00f6ren kann, an denen man mit dem falschen Bein aufgestanden ist. Die Liste ist so vielseitig wie die Gr\u00fcnde, aus denen Sie eine St\u00e4rkung Ihres Selbstwertgef\u00fchls brauchen. Wenn Sie also auf der Suche nach einer M\u00f6glichkeit sind, Ihr Selbstvertrauen zu st\u00e4rken, k\u00f6nnen Sie hier beginnen.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/confidence-boost-playlist\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ja, Sport f\u00fchlt sich gut an und verbessert das allgemeine k\u00f6rperliche Wohlbefinden ungemein. Es st\u00e4rkt die Kraft, verbessert die Ausdauer und steigert die Energie. Au\u00dferdem kann k\u00f6rperliche Aktivit\u00e4t das Risiko von Krankheiten wie Herzkrankheiten oder Typ-2-Diabetes senken. Und obwohl wir nicht bestreiten wollen, dass Muskeln und ein fitter K\u00f6rper sicherlich angenehm sind, gehen die positiven Auswirkungen von Sport weit dar\u00fcber hinaus.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":7808,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-4678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":4678,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2016-12-13 12:29:14","post_date_gmt":"2016-12-13 11:29:14","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/12\/mentalhealth_H.jpg\",\"filesize\":76430,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"mentalhealth_H-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":11701},\"large\":{\"file\":\"mentalhealth_H-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":89999},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"mentalhealth_H-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7833},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"mentalhealth_H-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":57226},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"mentalhealth_H-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":369}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":4681,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mentalhealth_H.jpg\",\"title\":\"mentalhealth_h\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"More than a fit body\",\"content\":\"Mental Health is Wealth\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eYes, working out feels great and improves your overall physical well-being immensely. 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