{"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\/es\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e1s que un cuerpo en forma"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/\n        M\u00e1s que un cuerpo en forma\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\/es\/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%2Fes%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%2Fes%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\/es\/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%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >M\u00e1s que un cuerpo en forma<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >La salud mental es riqueza<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">13 de diciembre de 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\/es\/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\/es\/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\/es\/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%2Fes%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%2Fes%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\">S\u00ed, hacer ejercicio sienta muy bien y mejora enormemente el bienestar f\u00edsico general. Aumenta la fuerza, la resistencia y la energ\u00eda. Adem\u00e1s, mantenerse f\u00edsicamente activo puede reducir el riesgo de padecer enfermedades como las cardiopat\u00edas o la diabetes de tipo 2. Y aunque no discutiremos que los m\u00fasculos y un cuerpo en forma son ciertamente agradables, los efectos positivos del ejercicio van mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1.<\/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\/>La actividad f\u00edsica regular conlleva enormes <strong>beneficios para la salud mental<\/strong> que merece la pena analizar. Para empezar, existe una conexi\u00f3n innegable entre nuestro <strong>humor<\/strong> y hacer ejercicio. Si practica ejercicio con regularidad, probablemente est\u00e9 familiarizado con ese subid\u00f3n posterior al ejercicio despu\u00e9s de una buena carrera, nataci\u00f3n o cualquier otra actividad que haya elegido realizar. En un art\u00edculo para \u201cMonitor on Psychology\u201d, Kristen Weir explora \u201cEl efecto del ejercicio\u201d. Cita estudios que no s\u00f3lo demuestran los efectos de la actividad f\u00edsica a corto plazo, sino tambi\u00e9n los efectos de la actividad f\u00edsica a largo plazo. <strong>mejora el estado de \u00e1nimo,<\/strong> sino tambi\u00e9n c\u00f3mo puede beneficiar al tratamiento de <strong>depresi\u00f3n prolongada<\/strong>. No estamos sugiriendo que la actividad f\u00edsica deba sustituir por completo a otras formas de terapia, pero sus efectos sobre la salud mental deben, no obstante, destacarse.<br\/>\n<br\/>En primer lugar, hablemos de <strong>endorfinas<\/strong> y c\u00f3mo afectan a nuestro estado de \u00e1nimo. Las endorfinas son neurop\u00e9ptidos, sustancias bioqu\u00edmicas que nuestro cuerpo produce en momentos de estr\u00e9s o dolor, y tambi\u00e9n cuando hacemos ejercicio. Las endorfinas funcionan como un analg\u00e9sico natural similar a la morfina y, por tanto, nos hacen m\u00e1s insensibles al estr\u00e9s sufrido. Cuando estas hormonas se liberan en el hipot\u00e1lamo y la hip\u00f3fisis del cerebro, nuestro cuerpo puede experimentar una sensaci\u00f3n de euforia. En relaci\u00f3n con el deporte, esto se conoce como \u201esubid\u00f3n del corredor\u201c. Pero es demasiado f\u00e1cil llegar a la conclusi\u00f3n de que el efecto de mejora del estado de \u00e1nimo se debe \u00fanicamente a las endorfinas, como a menudo se sugiere. El ejercicio y la actividad f\u00edsica tambi\u00e9n aumentan los niveles de otros neurotransmisores en el cerebro, como los siguientes <strong>serotonina<\/strong> o <strong>norepinefrina<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Bajos niveles de <strong>serotonina<\/strong> en el cerebro est\u00e1n relacionados con estados de \u00e1nimo depresivos, as\u00ed como con estados de ansiedad y miedo. Dado que la serotonina puede desempe\u00f1ar un papel central en el origen y el tratamiento de las enfermedades mentales, tambi\u00e9n se la conoce como un <strong>\u201chormona de la felicidad\u201d<\/strong>. <strong>Norepinefrina<\/strong> es una hormona del estr\u00e9s, como la adrenalina. La norepinefrina afecta a c\u00f3mo reaccionamos ante el estr\u00e9s y desencadena la llamada \u201crespuesta de lucha o huida\u201d. Cuando nos enfrentamos a un peligro potencial, nuestro cuerpo se prepara para luchar contra la amenaza inminente o huir de ella lo m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido posible. En tales casos, nuestra respiraci\u00f3n y ritmo card\u00edaco aumentan y tendemos a pensar con m\u00e1s claridad. Y aunque suene extra\u00f1o que una hormona del estr\u00e9s favorezca la salud mental, parece que es as\u00ed. Al igual que el neurotransmisor serotonina, los niveles bajos de norepinefrina pueden estar en el origen de la depresi\u00f3n. Por eso, tanto la serotonina como la norepinefrina se tratan en la <strong>antidepresivos<\/strong> se utiliza para tratar estados de \u00e1nimo depresivos y otros trastornos de ansiedad.<br\/>\n<br\/>Cuando exploramos la conexi\u00f3n entre la actividad f\u00edsica y la salud mental, la mayor parte se reduce a la ciencia. Como se ha demostrado, las hormonas liberadas durante un entrenamiento pueden ayudar a disminuir el estr\u00e9s, los estados de \u00e1nimo depresivos y la ansiedad. Sin embargo, no debemos olvidar la importancia de construir <strong>confianza<\/strong> por el camino. Encontrar una rutina de entrenamiento que realmente te guste, notar mejoras en tu bienestar f\u00edsico (y mental) y fijarte objetivos y alcanzarlos puede beneficiar enormemente a tu autoestima. \u00bfPor fin has conseguido poner el despertador 30 minutos antes para salir a correr? \u00bfHas ido al gimnasio despu\u00e9s de un d\u00eda ajetreado y estresante y has liberado tensiones? En <strong>sensaci\u00f3n de logro<\/strong> que sientes despu\u00e9s de superar con \u00e9xito una dura sesi\u00f3n de entrenamiento es estimulante. Sal de tu zona de confort probando un nuevo deporte o actividad y sorpr\u00e9ndete a ti mismo. La clave aqu\u00ed es darse cuenta de que se est\u00e1 entrenando para uno mismo. Deja de lado las expectativas poco realistas y considera la actividad f\u00edsica como una herramienta para mejorar tu salud f\u00edsica y mental en general. Interiorizar este pensamiento puede quitarte presi\u00f3n y cambiar tu forma de ver el ejercicio.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00bfBusca una forma de desempolvar su rutina de entrenamiento actual y ponerse a prueba? Saluda al entrenamiento en intervalos de alta intensidad (HIIT).<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>Imagen de 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 >\u00bfQU\u00c9 M\u00c1S HAY?<\/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\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Los beneficios del yoga de la risa<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Si le gusta re\u00edr, el Yoga de la Risa puede ser el ejercicio perfecto para usted. El Dr. Madan Kataria, m\u00e9dico de Mumbai, fund\u00f3 los clubes de Yoga de la Risa en 1995. Mientras investigaba los beneficios de la risa, le sorprendi\u00f3 la cantidad de estudios que demostraban los profundos beneficios fisiol\u00f3gicos y psicol\u00f3gicos de la risa. CATch Up habl\u00f3 con Marion Madhavi Fritscher, instructora de yoga de la risa, sobre lo que realmente te aporta.\nCharlie Chaplin dijo una vez: \u201cUn d\u00eda sin risa es un d\u00eda perdido\u201d. Seguro que conoc\u00eda los beneficios de la risa para la salud, que los cient\u00edficos llevan a\u00f1os estudiando. Se dice que re\u00edr ayuda a aliviar la depresi\u00f3n y las alergias, mejora el sue\u00f1o y el equilibrio hormonal.\n\u201cEl problema es que, como adultos, ya casi nunca nos re\u00edmos a carcajadas, as\u00ed que tenemos que crear un espacio para la risa\u201d, dice Marion Madhavi Fritscher, que lleva m\u00e1s de diez a\u00f1os organizando sesiones de yoga de la risa en Erlangen (Alemania). \u201cEl Yoga de la Risa nos ayuda a utilizar nuestro cuerpo para crear un estado positivo de conciencia, generando energ\u00eda positiva y buen humor\u201d.\nEn cuanto subimos las comisuras de los labios, nuestro cerebro libera hormonas e inmediatamente nos sentimos mejor. Si dejamos caer los hombros, no pasa ni un minuto y nuestro estado de \u00e1nimo se deteriora. \u201cCon ejercicios sencillos, podemos mejorar nuestra forma de sentirnos e ir paso a paso hacia la risa\u201d, afirma esta madre de tres hijos.\nUna clase suele empezar con t\u00e9cnicas suaves de relajaci\u00f3n para que la gente se concentre en su cuerpo. Los ejercicios de coordinaci\u00f3n, como dejar que los brazos se balanceen hacia delante y hacia atr\u00e1s, ayudan a tomar conciencia de los movimientos corporales. \u201cY luego pasamos a los ejercicios de risa, que pueden parecer extra\u00f1os al principio\u201d, a\u00f1ade Marion.\nHay muchas palmas y c\u00e1nticos, adem\u00e1s de trabajar con sonidos. \u201cUn \u2018eeh\u2019 levanta las comisuras de los labios y tiene un poder edificante, mientras que un \u201coh\u201d tiene el efecto contrario\u201d. Estos ejercicios de risa ayudan a activar las energ\u00edas vitales y facilitan la meditaci\u00f3n de la risa. \u201cLas j\u00f3venes que asisten regularmente a mis clases afirman que tienen s\u00edndrome de abstinencia cuando se pierden una\u201d, dice sonriendo este hombre de 49 a\u00f1os, que tambi\u00e9n ha impartido clases para los empleados de PUMA en Herzogenaurach.\nNo es de extra\u00f1ar si se tiene en cuenta lo que la risa hace al cuerpo: activa todas las regiones del cerebro, se emiten impulsos el\u00e9ctricos, se estimulan unos 400 m\u00fasculos, mejora la digesti\u00f3n, se reducen las hormonas del estr\u00e9s, se liberan endorfinas, se refuerza el sistema inmunitario, se alivian los problemas respiratorios y todo esto dura hasta 24 horas despu\u00e9s de haber re\u00eddo como es debido.\n\u201cY lo que es m\u00e1s importante, re\u00edrse con regularidad mejora el sentido del humor. El humor empieza donde acaba la diversi\u00f3n, y te ayuda a adoptar una perspectiva diferente cuando te encuentras en una situaci\u00f3n dif\u00edcil\u201d.\u201d\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\/es\/sportstyle\/already-laugh-today\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/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\/es\/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\/es\/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\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Lista de reproducci\u00f3n para aumentar la confianza<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Todo el mundo necesita un estimulante de vez en cuando, y a veces la m\u00fasica es el mejor remedio. Por eso, hemos elaborado una lista de canciones para escuchar los d\u00edas que te levantas del lado equivocado de la cama. La lista es tan ecl\u00e9ctica como las razones por las que puedes necesitar una inyecci\u00f3n de autoestima. As\u00ed que si buscas una forma de poner en marcha tu confianza, puedes empezar por aqu\u00ed.\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\/es\/sportstyle\/confidence-boost-playlist\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/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>S\u00ed, hacer ejercicio sienta muy bien y mejora enormemente el bienestar f\u00edsico general. Aumenta la fuerza, la resistencia y la energ\u00eda. Adem\u00e1s, mantenerse f\u00edsicamente activo puede reducir el riesgo de padecer enfermedades como las cardiopat\u00edas o la diabetes de tipo 2. Y aunque no discutiremos que los m\u00fasculos y un cuerpo en forma son ciertamente agradables, los efectos positivos del ejercicio van mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1.<\/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":7807,"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. 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.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Regular physical activity comes with tremendous \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;mental health benefits\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; that are worth looking into. For a start, there is an undeniable connection between our \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;mood\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; and working out. If you exercise regularly, you are probably familiar with that post-workout high after a good run, swim or whatever activity you\u2019ve chosen to engage in. In an article for \u201cMonitor on Psychology\u201d, Kristen Weir explores \u201cThe exercise effect\u201d. She cites research that not only shows the effects of physical activity on short-term \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;mood-enhancement,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; but also how it can benefit the treatment of \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;long-term depression\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. We are not suggesting that physical activity should altogether replace other forms of therapy, but its effects on mental health should nevertheless be emphasized.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;First of all, let\u2019s talk about \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;endorphins\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; and how they affect our mood. Endorphins are neuropeptides, biochemicals that our body produces when we encounter moments of stress or pain \u2013 and also when we work out. 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