In a season when we'd most like to crawl into a warm bed with a thick book, it's still important to keep your body moving regularly. In the previous post we gave you tips on finding motivation more easily on rainy, grey autumn days. Now we want to show you ways to use that motivation for more exercise in autumn.
Why is exercise important?
If you want to stay healthy, regular exercise is everything. Exercise promotes, speeds up and trains numerous processes in the body: that includes the cardiovascular system, when you need a lot of oxygen in your lungs during endurance training, as well as your whole muscular system when you do strength training with your body weight or dumbbells. In short, exercise fires up your metabolism. The calories burned are a popular side effect: you can either eat more or, while losing weight, increase your calorie deficit with exercise.
People who exercise regularly have lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol compared with couch potatoes. Insulin levels also drop, because insulin sensitivity improves. Thanks to higher substance exchange and a better oxygen supply, even brain function improves! In the long run, regular exercise makes your body more resilient, as muscle and bone density increase while body fat tends to decrease. The earlier you decide on more exercise in everyday life, the more you strengthen your whole organism and so also lower your individually high risk of conditions in older age such as heart attack, being overweight and cancer.
The positive effect of exercise on your mind
If you don't want to suffer from dementia or depression in older age, you should also make sure you exercise regularly. Exercise is good not only for your body but for your mind too. For one thing, as already explained, regular exercise improves blood flow and substance exchange in the brain and so promotes the formation of new nerve cells. Among other things, that means your concentration goes up. You're more productive at work and can concentrate better. That's also where the idea comes from that people who go for a run or do a little workout before work are more successful at work.
More success at work through exercise
What counts as exercise?
Exercise is anything that gets your body going. Every step you take is already exercise! At first glance it seems as if every season is better suited to more exercise than autumn... but this season in particular holds small beauties and invites you outside and into movement, to keep your mind and body fit.
Enjoy nature
Autumn isn't just grey, rainy days! When the sun shows itself, a walk or a short run in the woods, the park or around the neighbourhood is a great idea. The leaves on the trees turn red, orange and yellow and a beautiful play of colour begins. If you're not much of a runner, that's no problem either, because on a walk you can watch nature much more calmly. Like back in school, you can also collect the prettiest leaves and start a decoration DIY at home. To awaken the child in you even more, on windy days you can fly a kite with a friend. You've probably not done that for ages and it can be a fun outing. In general it's easier to overcome your inner couch potato with someone else. So ideally find an exercise partner to do things with.
Home sweet home
To keep moving, though, you don't necessarily have to leave your home! A workout is possible in any weather. You don't always have to push yourself to the limit. A short yoga session in the morning can already work wonders. Besides, exercise doesn't always mean sport. As long as you're not just lying on the couch, it's movement that helps you stay fit. On lazy days you could redecorate your home for autumn or try out new recipes.
Exercise in autumn
Exercise is important, whether in autumn or any other season. But in the autumn months it's often harder to overcome your inner couch potato. Once you've managed it and been for a walk or a run, you can reward yourself at home with a tasty frank soup or a frank tea and finally get cosy on the couch.
In a season when we would most like to crawl into a warm bed and pick up a thick book, it is still important to keep the body moving regularly. In the previous article we gave you tips on how to find your motivation more easily on rainy, grey autumn days. Now we want to show you ways to use that motivation for more movement in autumn.
Why Is Movement Important?
If you want to stay healthy, regular movement is the be-all and end-all. Movement promotes, speeds up and trains numerous processes in the body: this includes the cardiovascular system, when you need a lot of oxygen in your lungs during endurance training, just as much as your entire muscular system, when you do strength training with your body weight or dumbbells. In short, movement fires up your metabolism. The calories burned are a popular side effect: you can either eat more, or increase your calorie deficit with exercise while losing weight.
People who move regularly have lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol compared with couch potatoes. Insulin levels also drop, because insulin sensitivity improves. Thanks to the higher exchange of substances and higher oxygen supply, even brain function improves! In the long run, regular movement makes your body more resilient, as muscle and bone density increase while body fat percentage tends to decrease. The earlier you decide on more movement in everyday life, the more you strengthen your entire organism and so may also help lower your individually high risk of conditions like heart attack, being overweight and cancer in later life.
Positive Effect of Movement on the Mind
If you want to lower your risk of dementia or depression in later life, you should also make sure you move regularly. Because movement is good not only for your body, but for your mind too. For one thing, as already explained, regular movement improves blood flow and the exchange of substances in the brain, and so encourages the formation of new nerve cells. Among other things, that means your concentration increases. You are more productive at work and can concentrate better. That is also where the idea comes from that people who go for a run or do a little workout before work are more successful at work.
Be more successful at work through movement
What Do We Mean by Movement?
Movement is anything that gets your body going. Every step you take already counts as movement! At first glance it seems that every season is better suited to more movement than autumn... but this season in particular has small beauties of its own and invites you outdoors to keep your mind and body fit.
Enjoy Nature
Autumn is not just grey, rainy days! When the sun shows up, a walk or a short run in the woods, the park or around the neighbourhood is ideal. The leaves on the trees turn red, orange and yellow, and a wonderful play of colours begins. If you're not much of a runner, that's no problem either, because on a walk you can watch nature much more calmly. You can also collect the prettiest leaves like you did at school and get started on a decoration DIY at home. To awaken the child in you even more, you can fly a kite with a friend on windy days. You've surely not done that in ages and it can be a fun outing. In general, it's easier to overcome your inner couch potato with someone else. So it's best to find a movement partner to do the activities with.
Home sweet Home
But to keep yourself moving, you don't necessarily have to leave your home! A workout is possible in any weather. You don't always have to push yourself to the limit. A short yoga session in the morning can work wonders. Besides, movement doesn't always mean sport. As long as you're not just lying on the couch, you're making movements that help you stay fit. On lazy days, for example, you can redecorate your home for autumn or try out new recipes.
Movement in Autumn
Movement is important, whether in autumn or any other season. But in the autumn months it is often harder to overcome your inner couch potato. Once you have managed it and been for a walk or a run, you can reward yourself at home with a tasty frank. Soup or a frank. Tea and finally get comfortable on the couch.
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