How is movement a medicine

Movement is a medicine and this has been in trend since forever, you might as well see some fitness enthusiasts saying the sane, some gyms having slogans of it and even doctors telling you all about how movement is medicine.

Let’s just start with the facts now:

1.       Whether it aerobic exercise or weight training it certainly improves the brain health and also thinking skills, on top t=of that it slows the age-related decline in memory.

2.       Even for just 20-25 minutes you work out or perform any kind of exercise, this routine of exercise for even 20-25 minutes can act as an anti-inflammatory effect by stimulating our immune system.

3.       Exercising regularly can boost your mental health and it can help with depression, anxiety and stress. A regular workout can work as a medication but what we do not say here it to drop off your medicines, because whatever your doctor tells you in the end is right. But yes, if we were to look at movement being medicine yes exercising does help you.

4.       Exercising regularly helps you in staying fit and avoiding injuries, as you become more active and you understand your strengths it helps you in living an easier lifestyle with less pain and more to gain in the world.

5.       Exercise does not only mean you get to work out heavy and run for miles but it also means when you are moving by any mean like swimming, or group class or anything that you actually enjoy it helps in improving your mood and makes you more focused on your regular activities which ends up in better results in your exams or work or even your family life.  

If we were to sit and calculate what all in simple words we mean by movement as medicine we will never stop writing because the benefits are beyond a simple blog.
You do have to keep moving, even the phrase says don’t stay at a place for too long, you may be forgotten but when you move you are remembered because you had the courage to take the steps and eventually it is the same for exercising regularly because it does not only effect your mood, brain it over all improves your daily life. Gives you more confidence and makes you a whole new human for good.