Exercise & Mental Health
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Exercise & depression. Maintaining an exercise schedule can prevent you from relapsing. It promotes all kinds of changes in the brain, including neural growth, reduced inflammation, and new activity patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being. It also releases endorphins, powerful chemicals in your brain that energize your spirits and make you feel good. Exercise & anxiety. Anything that gets youmoving can help, but you’ll get a bigger benefit if you pay attention instead of zoning out. By adding this mindfulness element—really focusing on your body and how it feels as you exercise—you’ll not only improve your physical condition faster, but you may also be able to interrupt the flow of constant worries running through your head. Exercise & ADHD. Exercising regularly is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce the symptoms of ADHD and improve concentration, motivation, memory, and mood. Physical activity immediately boosts the brain’s dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin levels—all of which affect focus and attention. Exercise & PTSD or trauma. Evidence suggests that by really focusing on your body and how it feels as you exercise, you can actually help your nervous system become “unstuck” and begin to move out of the immobilization stress response that characterizes PTSD or trauma. Instead of thinking about other things, pay close attention to the physical sensations in your joints andmuscles, even your insides as your body moves. Exercises that involve cross movement and that engage both arms and legs—such as walking, running, or dancing—are some of your best choices.
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A Great After School Snack: PB & J Bars
INGREDIENTS • 1 box yellow cake mix • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 2 eggs • 1 cup creamy peanut butter • 1 1/2 cups of your favorite jam
INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9x13 inch pan. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs with an electric mixer. Beat in peanut butter. Spread 2/3 of the mixture across the bottom of your pan. Spread your jelly across the top of your base layer in your pan. Take the remaining 1/3 of your peanut butter batter and dot it across the top. When it bakes, it will spread out. Bake about 30 minutes or until the bars are brown around the edges. Let the bars cool on the counter at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
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