Exercise Therapy

October 13, 2019 –

Are you sad, depressed, confused, mopey, just down in the dumps?  Are your ready to flip that feeling upside down, from a frown to a smile? Of course you are!!

The therapy you need is exercise!  Don’t believe me? You should, but just in case read what the experts have to say  … LIFTING WEIGHTS REDUCES DEPRESSION.

Get up off that chair and start. That’s how easy the change begins; decide to get busy getting more exercise. 

Regular physical activity can lower your risk of heart and circulatory disease by 35%.  Not to mention getting you off pills like blood pressure and/or cholesterol meds.  When you are active the heat produced by your muscles and their contractions increases your body temperature making you feel warmer.  Your heart starts to beat faster pumping more blood to the muscles you are using.  Your heart is a muscle as well and one that you do want to have bigger and stronger in life.  As you continue exercising, the muscles not only get stronger but the bones get stronger too!  Bonus!

That smile on your face when exercising is from the release of chemicals from the brain called endorphins that reduce the feelings of pain making you feel more positive and confident. Which by the way cuts down on stress hormones and reducing anxiety.  Combine that with a balanced healthy diet and you have found FITherapy!

Now that summer and swimsuits are getting ready to be folded and put away … 

lets’ get busy for the Holiday Shape-up. You don’t have to go for a 60-100 pound transformation … but I’m thinking a 10-pound shift will be the perfect present to start the season.

FITherapy is about getting just a bit more active than you are today, even 10 minutes more daily is better!  How will you commit?  FIT has a private personal training program that holds you accountable and provides you with safe and effective protocols.  

Exercise is your friend!

In good health,

Bob

“Exercise is such an effective treatment for depression that depression could be framed as a lack of physical activity.” – Dr. Daniel Clauw