Have you ever had such an experience:
Work pressure, inner anxiety, go out for a few laps, and feel much better immediately.
Sad and sad, unable to lift the energy, sweating a lot, can be relieved in an instant.
Exercise seems to have a kind of magic, which can release people’s stress, relieve boredom and get out of emotional difficulties quickly.
In this regard, the American magazine Sports and Sports Psychology has published relevant research conclusions:
Only 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise can immediately improve the depressed mood and the lack of pleasure.
Middle-aged people, work, life, family, worldly affairs, constant troubles.
Instead of being at a loss in the mire of emotions, it is better to dissipate everything in the pleasure of exercise.
Getting yourself moving is actually the easiest way for us to relieve anxiety and stress.
Exercise is a "spiritual detoxification"
Psychologists have found that exercise has a "short-term emotional effect".
Specifically, after exercise, people’s anxiety, depression and other negative emotions will drop significantly, and their happiness will increase significantly.
This phenomenon is actually determined by the special structure of the human body.
When people face difficulties, the amygdala in the brain constantly secretes stress hormones, which makes us feel nervous and anxious.
Exercise can make the frontal lobe and hippocampus in the body more inhibited, thus resisting the overreaction of amygdala and relieving emotions.
As the saying goes: "Exercise is a quick-acting medicine to cure emotions."
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I once saw a netizen telling a story, and I was deeply touched.
An elder lost his own son when he was in his fifties.
Unable to accept the reality, he is unhappy all day, Lacrimosa, and it is difficult to get out of the emotional haze.
By chance, the elder’s work unit held a running competition.
Colleagues wanted him to change his mood, so they took the initiative to sign up for him and dragged him to the competition.
After gritting his teeth, the elder ran the whole course.
But I didn’t want to. It was this hearty run that changed his life.
When he reached the finish line, he listened to his heartbeat and felt unprecedented relaxation.
And all the bad emotions seem to be temporarily forgotten.
Since then, he began to insist on running in the morning.
Day after day, he gradually walked out of the pain of losing his son, no longer angry and sad all day, and even his mood was more stable than before.
There is a good saying: "Running can cure all diseases, and exercise can solve thousands of worries."
Exercise is an efficient "spiritual detoxification", which can make negative emotions evaporate with sweat and make the body and mind look brand-new.
Therefore, when you are depressed, you might as well do exercise. Run, punch, kick, swim …
With the rhythm of breathing, with the stretching of limbs, the shackles of emotions will be quietly opened, and everything will return to peace quietly.
Exercise promotes cognition, and cognition affects emotion.
I believe many people have heard of the famous "Emotional ABC Theory":
A (event) →B (cognition) →C (emotional and behavioral consequences).
Cognition determines emotions.
Different cognition leads to different feelings about things.
Therefore, if you want to manage your emotions at the root, you must improve your cognition.
And a simple way to improve cognition is exercise.
Finnish scientists have conducted special experiments on this.
They found 10 pairs of twins and asked half of them to run at least twice a week, while the other half did not exercise.
Three years later, it was found that people who run every week have more developed gray matter areas in their brains, clearer thinking and better ability to cope with stress.
The National Institutes of Health also said that exercise can increase the number of brain neurons and improve the cognitive ability of the brain.
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If you want to gain sustained emotional control, you must maintain a state of long-term exercise.
In this way, we can solve emotional problems from the cognitive root.
In the book Orson’s Diary, it records the whole process of Professor Cao Lin’s healing emotions through exercise.
In 2000, Cao Lin was diagnosed with depression. At the worst, he felt that everything in the world was boring. "Even family ties, even the pursuit of scientific research that has been struggling for decades, feel very indifferent."
Encouraged by the doctor, Cao Lin started running.
From the first 400 meters, 1000 meters, to the later 10 thousand meters, marathon.
Cao Lin ran more and more vigorously, and his depression, in the process, slowly recovered.
He once recalled that time: "The feeling of hopelessness and helplessness for the future has changed, and the big stones in my heart are gone, and it has become much more peaceful and refreshing."
In his book, he shared the cognitive changes brought by exercise:
"Marathon has changed my understanding of life and created my inner world of perseverance, being happy with the times, not being vain, always keeping a low profile and never bowing."
Today, Cao Lin has been running for more than ten years. The energy given by exercise makes him more and more calm.
When people reach middle age, the tide of stress always rises again and again.
The depression when the workplace is frustrated, the pessimism when the marriage is not smooth, and the decadence when the life is helpless … The emotions surge again and again, all challenging our hearts.
Exercise is the simplest way to improve cognition and manage emotions.
Maintain exercise habits and cultivate a happy physique.
Taylor, a lecturer at Harvard University, said: "Exercise is the most powerful psychotropic drug."
Exercise can not only cure the bad mood at present, but also give long-term spiritual nourishment.
To manage your emotions through exercise, please refer to the following suggestions:
Choose exercise according to emotions and get rid of negativity quickly.
1. Feeling angry: fighting freely.
When you are burning in anger, you can quickly disperse your emotions by fighting.
Punching and kicking high are all highly explosive actions. They can quickly disintegrate the anger in the body and make the heart feel comfortable and happy. However, don’t push too hard to avoid hurting yourself.
2. Stress: Try yoga.
Yoga pays attention to breathing and stretching the body. With the adjustment of breathing, the heart will gradually calm down.
The stretching of muscles and bones will also make people feel extremely relaxed, thus unconsciously letting go of anxiety.
three. Inner impulse: go out on foot.
Sometimes, it is inevitable that we will be hot-headed and lose our minds. At this time, grab your backpack and start a hike.
In the process of walking, the impulsive emotions will gradually cool down, and the heart can be calmed down in the beauty of nature.
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4. Sad: Jump into the pool.
Swimming can raise the heart rate and make people feel refreshed, thus alleviating depression and healing the soul.
Immersed in the water, it is like entering your own world. In addition to controlling the body rhythm, people’s emotions will also be under control.
The English poet Auden said:
"Move, move on all fours like a runner, circle and run on endless roads."
Middle age is an age when there are wolves in front and tigers in the back. Life is not easy, and it is difficult to do it.
When you are frustrated and full of sadness, go to exercise.
Hold your head high and sweat like rain, and the inner haze will eventually be swept away.
When you are bored and anxious, it takes time to get into trouble. Go to exercise.
Open your arms, keep walking, and all the depression will blowing in the wind.
When you are self-disciplined, you will find that there is nothing you can’t cross and nothing you can’t cross.
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Author: An Xia in June, thinking in writing. Try to live an ordinary life steaming hot. Source: Fan Deng studies, reading lights up life.
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