Looking to support your mental health?
You spend all day getting stuff done.
Its simple: Instead of waiting for when you have a free hour (so, maybe never?)
to workout, try taking a few 10-minute exercise breaks to split up your day.
Any movement is helpful when it comes to relieving stress, Dr. Buque says.
Even light stretches have been known to increase our capacity to feel emotionally lighter and clear our minds.
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The overall key to exercise breaks is making them easy to execute.
Movement can actually be a really healthy and proactive stress reliever, Dr. Buque says.
So when we move our bodies, we release stress, but also increase our capacity to feel well.
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Turns out thats not just a you thingtheres science behind it.
Top off those endorphins with a hit of dopamine, and youll really be feeling that exercise-induced mood boost.
Exercise breaks can also help boost your energy when youre feeling the3 p.m. slumpsettle in.
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More mitochondria means more energy, and even just a quick burst of movement can kickstart these processes.
Our mind and body are one entity, one system, she says.
Want to give an energizing exercise break a try?
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Brown suggests a bodyweight HIIT circuit.
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