{"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\/fr\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Plus qu'un corps en forme"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/\n        Plus qu'un corps en forme\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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fmore-than-a-fit-body%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Plus qu'un corps en forme<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >La sant\u00e9 mentale est une richesse<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">13 d\u00e9cembre 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. 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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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\">Oui, faire de l'exercice procure une sensation agr\u00e9able et am\u00e9liore consid\u00e9rablement votre bien-\u00eatre physique g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Il renforce la force, l'endurance et l'\u00e9nergie. En outre, l'activit\u00e9 physique peut r\u00e9duire le risque de maladies telles que les maladies cardiaques ou le diab\u00e8te de type 2. Bien que les muscles et un corps en forme soient certainement agr\u00e9ables, les effets positifs de l'exercice physique vont bien au-del\u00e0.<\/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 pratique r\u00e9guli\u00e8re d'une activit\u00e9 physique s'accompagne d'\u00e9normes <strong>avantages pour la sant\u00e9 mentale<\/strong> qui valent la peine d'\u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9es. Tout d'abord, il existe un lien ind\u00e9niable entre notre <strong>humeur<\/strong> et l'entra\u00eenement. Si vous faites r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement de l'exercice, vous connaissez sans doute cette sensation de bien-\u00eatre apr\u00e8s une bonne course, une bonne s\u00e9ance de natation ou toute autre activit\u00e9 que vous avez choisi de pratiquer. Dans un article publi\u00e9 dans \u201cMonitor on Psychology\u201d, Kristen Weir explore \u201cl'effet de l'exercice\u201d. Elle cite des recherches qui montrent non seulement les effets de l'activit\u00e9 physique sur la sant\u00e9 \u00e0 court terme, mais aussi sur le bien-\u00eatre. <strong>l'am\u00e9lioration de l'humeur,<\/strong> mais aussi comment il peut \u00eatre utile au traitement des <strong>d\u00e9pression de longue dur\u00e9e<\/strong>. Nous ne sugg\u00e9rons pas que l'activit\u00e9 physique remplace totalement les autres formes de th\u00e9rapie, mais ses effets sur la sant\u00e9 mentale doivent n\u00e9anmoins \u00eatre soulign\u00e9s.<br\/>\n<br\/>Tout d'abord, parlons de <strong>endorphines<\/strong> et comment elles affectent notre humeur. Les endorphines sont des neuropeptides, des substances biochimiques que notre corps produit lorsque nous sommes confront\u00e9s \u00e0 des moments de stress ou de douleur - et \u00e9galement lorsque nous faisons de l'exercice. Les endorphines fonctionnent comme un analg\u00e9sique naturel semblable \u00e0 la morphine et nous rendent donc plus insensibles au stress subi. Lorsque ces hormones sont lib\u00e9r\u00e9es dans l'hypothalamus et l'hypophyse du cerveau, notre corps peut \u00e9prouver un sentiment d'euphorie. Dans le domaine du sport, on parle de \u201erunner's high\u201c. Mais il est un peu trop facile de conclure que l'effet euphorisant est uniquement d\u00fb aux endorphines, comme cela est souvent sugg\u00e9r\u00e9. L'entra\u00eenement et l'activit\u00e9 physique augmentent \u00e9galement les niveaux d'autres neurotransmetteurs dans le cerveau, tels que <strong>s\u00e9rotonine<\/strong> ou <strong>noradr\u00e9naline<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Faibles niveaux de <strong>s\u00e9rotonine<\/strong> dans le cerveau sont li\u00e9es \u00e0 des humeurs d\u00e9pressives ainsi qu'\u00e0 des \u00e9tats d'anxi\u00e9t\u00e9 et de peur. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 que la s\u00e9rotonine peut jouer un r\u00f4le central dans l'origine et le traitement des maladies mentales, elle est \u00e9galement d\u00e9sign\u00e9e sous le nom d'hormone de croissance. <strong>\u201chormone du bonheur\u201d<\/strong>. <strong>Nor\u00e9pin\u00e9phrine<\/strong> est une hormone de stress, comme l'adr\u00e9naline. La noradr\u00e9naline affecte la fa\u00e7on dont nous r\u00e9agissons au stress et d\u00e9clenche ce que l'on appelle la \u201cr\u00e9action de lutte ou de fuite\u201d. Face \u00e0 un danger potentiel, notre corps se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 combattre la menace imminente ou \u00e0 s'en \u00e9loigner aussi vite que possible. Dans ce cas, notre respiration et notre rythme cardiaque s'acc\u00e9l\u00e8rent et nous avons tendance \u00e0 avoir les id\u00e9es plus claires. Bien qu'il semble \u00e9trange qu'une hormone de stress favorise la sant\u00e9 mentale, il semble que ce soit le cas. \u00c0 l'instar du neurotransmetteur s\u00e9rotonine, de faibles niveaux de noradr\u00e9naline peuvent \u00eatre \u00e0 l'origine de la d\u00e9pression. C'est pourquoi la s\u00e9rotonine et la noradr\u00e9naline sont toutes deux cibl\u00e9es dans les traitements de la <strong>antid\u00e9presseurs<\/strong> utilis\u00e9 pour traiter les \u00e9tats d\u00e9pressifs et d'autres troubles anxieux.<br\/>\n<br\/>Lorsque l'on \u00e9tudie le lien entre l'activit\u00e9 physique et la sant\u00e9 mentale, on s'aper\u00e7oit qu'il s'agit en grande partie d'une question scientifique. Comme nous l'avons montr\u00e9, les hormones lib\u00e9r\u00e9es lors d'une s\u00e9ance d'entra\u00eenement peuvent contribuer \u00e0 r\u00e9duire le stress, les \u00e9tats d\u00e9pressifs et l'anxi\u00e9t\u00e9. Toutefois, il ne faut pas oublier l'importance de la construction d'un environnement sain. <strong>confiance<\/strong> en cours de route. Trouver une routine d'entra\u00eenement qui vous plaise, constater des am\u00e9liorations de votre bien-\u00eatre physique (et mental), se fixer des objectifs et les atteindre peut \u00eatre extr\u00eamement b\u00e9n\u00e9fique pour votre estime de soi. Vous avez enfin r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 r\u00e9gler votre r\u00e9veil 30 minutes plus t\u00f4t pour aller faire ce jogging que vous ne cessiez de retarder (et pour lequel vous vous sentiez mal) ? Vous avez r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 vous rendre \u00e0 la salle de sport apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e charg\u00e9e et stressante et \u00e0 rel\u00e2cher la tension ? Le <strong>le sentiment d'accomplissement<\/strong> La satisfaction que vous ressentez apr\u00e8s avoir r\u00e9ussi une s\u00e9ance d'entra\u00eenement difficile est exaltante. Sortez de votre zone de confort en essayant un nouveau sport ou une nouvelle activit\u00e9 et surprenez-vous. L'essentiel est de r\u00e9aliser que vous vous entra\u00eenez pour vous-m\u00eame. Laissez tomber les attentes irr\u00e9alistes et consid\u00e9rez l'activit\u00e9 physique comme un outil permettant d'am\u00e9liorer votre sant\u00e9 physique et mentale. L'internalisation de ce mode de pens\u00e9e peut r\u00e9ellement faire baisser la pression et changer la fa\u00e7on dont vous envisagez l'exercice physique.<br\/>\n<br\/>Vous cherchez un moyen de d\u00e9poussi\u00e9rer votre programme d'entra\u00eenement actuel et de vous mettre au d\u00e9fi ? Dites bonjour \u00e0 l'entra\u00eenement par intervalles de haute intensit\u00e9 (HIIT).<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>Image par 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 >QU'Y A-T-IL D'AUTRE ?<\/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\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Les bienfaits du yoga du rire<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Si vous aimez rire, le yoga du rire est peut-\u00eatre l'exercice id\u00e9al pour vous. Madan Kataria, un m\u00e9decin de Mumbai, a cr\u00e9\u00e9 des clubs de yoga du rire en 1995. Alors qu'il effectuait des recherches sur les bienfaits du rire, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 stup\u00e9fait par le nombre d'\u00e9tudes montrant les profonds bienfaits physiologiques et psychologiques du rire. CATch Up s'est entretenu avec Marion Madhavi Fritscher, formatrice en yoga du rire, sur les effets r\u00e9els de cette pratique.\nCharlie Chaplin a dit un jour : \u201cUne journ\u00e9e sans rire est une journ\u00e9e perdue\u201d. Il devait conna\u00eetre les bienfaits du rire sur la sant\u00e9, que les scientifiques \u00e9tudient depuis des ann\u00e9es. On dit que le rire aide \u00e0 soulager la d\u00e9pression et les allergies, \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer le sommeil et l'\u00e9quilibre hormonal.\n\u201cLe probl\u00e8me, c'est qu'en tant qu'adultes, nous nous laissons rarement aller \u00e0 un fou rire, et nous devons donc cr\u00e9er un espace pour le rire\u201d, explique Marion Madhavi Fritscher, qui organise des s\u00e9ances de yoga du rire \u00e0 Erlangen, en Allemagne, depuis plus de dix ans. \u201cLe yoga du rire nous aide \u00e0 utiliser notre corps pour cr\u00e9er un \u00e9tat de conscience positif, g\u00e9n\u00e9rant de l'\u00e9nergie positive et de la bonne humeur\u201d.\nD\u00e8s que la commissure des l\u00e8vres se rel\u00e8ve, notre cerveau lib\u00e8re des hormones et nous nous sentons imm\u00e9diatement mieux. Si nous laissons tomber nos \u00e9paules, il ne faut pas une minute pour que notre humeur se d\u00e9t\u00e9riore. \u201cAvec des exercices simples, nous pouvons am\u00e9liorer la fa\u00e7on dont nous nous sentons et arriver pas \u00e0 pas \u00e0 rire\u201d, affirme cette m\u00e8re de trois enfants.\nUn cours commence g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement par des techniques de relaxation douces afin d'amener les participants \u00e0 se concentrer sur leur corps. Des exercices de coordination, tels que le balancement des bras d'avant en arri\u00e8re, aident \u00e0 prendre conscience des mouvements du corps. \u201cEnsuite, nous passons \u00e0 des exercices de rire, ce qui peut sembler \u00e9trange au d\u00e9but\u201d, ajoute Marion.\nIl y a beaucoup d'applaudissements et de chants, ainsi qu'un travail sur les sons. \u201cUn \u2018eeh\u2019 soul\u00e8ve les coins de la bouche et a un effet positif, tandis qu'un \u201coh\u201d a l'effet inverse. Ces exercices de rire permettent d'activer les \u00e9nergies vitales et facilitent l'entr\u00e9e dans la m\u00e9ditation du rire. \u201dLes jeunes femmes qui assistent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 mes cours affirment qu'elles souffrent de sympt\u00f4mes de manque lorsqu'elles en manquent un\u201c, d\u00e9clare en souriant cette femme de 49 ans, qui a \u00e9galement organis\u00e9 des cours pour les employ\u00e9s de PUMA \u00e0 Herzogenaurach.\nCe n'est pas surprenant si l'on consid\u00e8re les effets du rire sur le corps : activation de toutes les r\u00e9gions du cerveau, \u00e9mission d'impulsions \u00e9lectriques, stimulation d'environ 400 muscles, am\u00e9lioration de la digestion, r\u00e9duction des hormones de stress, lib\u00e9ration d'endorphines, renforcement du syst\u00e8me immunitaire, att\u00e9nuation des probl\u00e8mes respiratoires, et ce, jusqu'\u00e0 24 heures apr\u00e8s avoir ri comme il se doit.\n\u201dPlus important encore, le fait de rire r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement am\u00e9liore votre sens de l'humour. L'humour commence l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le plaisir s'arr\u00eate et vous aide \u00e0 adopter une perspective diff\u00e9rente lorsque vous vous trouvez dans une situation difficile\u201c.\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\/fr\/sportstyle\/already-laugh-today\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Liste de lecture pour renforcer la confiance en soi<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Tout le monde a besoin d'un remontant de temps en temps et la musique est parfois le meilleur rem\u00e8de. C'est pourquoi nous avons dress\u00e9 une liste de chansons \u00e0 \u00e9couter les jours o\u00f9 vous vous levez du mauvais pied. La liste est aussi \u00e9clectique que les raisons pour lesquelles vous pouvez avoir besoin d'un regain d'estime de soi. Si vous \u00eates \u00e0 la recherche d'un moyen de stimuler votre confiance en vous, vous pouvez donc commencer par l\u00e0.\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\/fr\/sportstyle\/confidence-boost-playlist\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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>Oui, faire de l'exercice procure une sensation agr\u00e9able et am\u00e9liore consid\u00e9rablement votre bien-\u00eatre physique g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Il renforce la force, l'endurance et l'\u00e9nergie. En outre, l'activit\u00e9 physique peut r\u00e9duire le risque de maladies telles que les maladies cardiaques ou le diab\u00e8te de type 2. Bien que les muscles et un corps en forme soient certainement agr\u00e9ables, les effets positifs de l'exercice physique vont bien au-del\u00e0.<\/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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