{"id":117,"date":"2015-05-13T22:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T22:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/?p=117"},"modified":"2015-05-13T22:28:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T22:28:18","slug":"exercise-hormones-and-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/exercise\/exercise-hormones-and-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise, Hormones and Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"exercise_carolynHansen\"<\/a>With the widespread lack of exercise<\/a> we see today, it is not hard to notice the definite increase in depression affecting the population, especially women.<\/p>\n

The truth is, close to 10 percent of the western world now depends upon mood-enhancement drugs. This once rare condition is now very common.<\/em><\/p>\n

The consequence of \u201closs of happiness\u201d<\/strong><\/em> that people are feeling causes an inner desire to replace this lost \u201chappiness\u201d with some sort of \u201cfiller\u201d\u2026this filler most times comes in the form of comfort foods\u2026you know, the chocolate, ice-cream, donuts and other \u201cemotional go-to\u2019s\u201d that dictate our lives.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called emotional eating and it plays havoc with our desire to follow a healthy eating plan, lose weight and get healthy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emotional eating because we are unhappy is actually the result of lowered endorphin levels that occur because we have, for the most part, stopped using our muscles as they were created to be used.<\/p>\n

Hormones control a great deal of the functions in our bodies and mind from day to day and some hormones are only released during vigorous physical activity.<\/p>\n

Endorphins are a nature\u2019s \u201cfeel good\u201d hormones.<\/strong> The brain produces them as a response to lots of things including physical activity. Endorphins are powerful mood enhancers with the power to calm you, relieve stress and elevate your mood long after you\u2019ve stopped exercising. They give you a boost to get going with your \u201caction steps\u201d towards achieving your goals and keep you mentally and emotionally stable.<\/p>\n

Exercise is an overlooked tool in the arsenal of health.<\/strong>\u00a0It contributes so many positive things, it boosts self-esteem, helps to lesson annoying food cravings and reinforces your new positive ways of thinking.<\/p>\n

Proper Exercise has the power to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balance your body\u2019s chemical messengers.<\/strong> These chemical messengers are the hormones that tell your body to store fat or burn it up for energy. If your hormones are balanced, your body is able to take off the excess weight quicker and easier which in turn reduces your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.<\/p>\n

Boost your metabolic rate:<\/strong> Your metabolism <\/a>is your body\u2019s engine. An efficient engine is able to burn more fuel (calories) every minute of every day and night, prevent high cholesterol levels and other body weight problems associated with disease.<\/p>\n

Reduce stress<\/strong>, anxiety and tension from our lives<\/p>\n

Release our \u201chappy\u201d hormones<\/strong> that increase our feelings of well-being.<\/p>\n

Promotes feeling good about your life.<\/strong> Boosts optimism, enthusiasm and a cheerful, positive outlook.<\/p>\n

Improves your quality of life<\/strong> and raises your self-esteem.<\/p>\n

Boosts your overall health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harnessing the power of exercise strengthens your self-motivation deep down to the core.<\/p>\n

So, you see, exercise is not just a tool to make you look better, it is the best and most powerful tool to making you feel better.<\/p>\n

And, isn’t that really the key to life?<\/em> When you feel good<\/a> everything else comes easier\u2026eating healthy, completing tasks, being a great partner, parent or friend and reclaiming your strong, healthy body.<\/p>\n

Whatever exercise you choose,<\/strong><\/em> with consistency, you will soon discover the major benefits it provides that allow you to forget your problems and shed the day\u2019s irritations. Placing your undivided focus on your exercises creating high energy and optimism levels. You will feel calmer and clearer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Minimalist Exercise Program\u201d <\/a>offers a complete structured \u2018minimalist training program\u2019 that takes all the guess work out of setting up the perfect, effective \u201cminimalist exercise training\u201d program and quickly gets you on the path to results. You’ll also receive other bonuses like my “Minimalist nutrition” program that teaches you not to eat less but better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the widespread lack of exercise we see today, it is not hard to notice the definite increase in depression affecting the population, especially women. The truth is, close to 10 percent of the western world now depends upon mood-enhancement drugs. This once rare condition is now very common.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[43,44,42],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exercise","category-strength-training","tag-exercise-and-endorphins","tag-hormones-and-weight-loss","tag-mood-enhancer","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minimalisticfitness.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}