If you’re
feeling blue, try adding some deep breathing to your cool down. You already know
your mood is usually more sunny after you exercise, but new research from
Rutgers University shows doing some focused meditation along with aerobic
activity can help fight symptoms of depression and anxiety among adults with
and without depression disorders.
Breathe. Specifically,
breathe deeply, from your diaphragm, for a half-hour before stepping into the
spotlight.
This easy
exercise produced positive physiological results for a group of 46 musicians,
impacting their heart rate in welcome ways. Furthermore, it left the most
anxious among them reported feeling noticeably less tense.
Biofeedback? Not
necessary, according to the University of Sydney research team led by
psychologists Andrew Kemp and Ruth Wells. Deep breathing alone did
the trick.
Tip: Boost your
mood no matter the weather with a combo of exercise and deep breathing.
Source: muscleandfitness.com
