10 Health Benefits of Daily Exercise

a post by Suzanne Kane for the World of Psychology blog


“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” – A. A. Milne

You don’t need to knock yourself out at the gym each day to reap the many health benefits of daily exercise. With simple planning and a determination to engage in a healthier lifestyle, you can add easy stints of exercise to your schedule without breaking too much of a sweat. Best of all, you may realize some of these 10 health benefits of daily exercise.

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Hazel&rsquo's comment
If you are anything like me you will have read the above paragraph and thought “yes, but” and not gone on to read anything more.
It’s all good stuff but if someone would send me a bucket of motivation I might, just might, start doing something tomorrow. Not today.

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Colouring books for adults benefit mental health, study suggests

an article by Eleanor Ainge Roy published in the Guardian


Colouring books for adults benefit mental health, scientists suggest.
Photograph: Adrian Sherratt for the Guardian

The adult colouring book craze has thereupeutic mental health benefits, New Zealand researchers have found, including reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Colouring-in books for adults first caught on two years ago with bookshops around the globe devoting shelves to the generally childhood pursuit, and titles like The Secret Garden topping Amazon’s bestseller list.

Adult fans of colouring-in described the hobby as a calming relaxation tool with nostalgic undertones that they used to express creativity and unplug from the digital and screen heavy modern world.

Now, psychology researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand have found there are definite mental health gains for adults colouring-in for as little as 10 minutes a day.

The study, published in the Creativity Research Journal, found the unusual past-time could potentially be used as an accessible and cheap self-help tool to manage some symptoms of poor mental health.

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