It’s not winning Mark Six, not finding money on the ground, nothing to do with luck.
Sunday morning, I got really frustrated by one parenting issue, just like many other parents, parenting is challenging. The frustration further developed into a mix of disappointment, anger, helplessness, and sadness. It put me in a very gloomy mood which stirred up many negative thoughts automatically, and that magnified the problem.
Then I took some of the actions I mentioned in my previous blog posts. I was aware of my feelings, I named them for myself, I tried to bring up good memories in parenting, I had a warm hug, I even went shopping which was one of my favourites and it also kept me around people with the joyful festive Christmas decorations in the shopping mall. All the above added up together did improve the mood to some extent, but just slightly.
The next morning, I did the one thing mentioned in my last blog post - get moving. Just 45mins of workout at home, amazingly, I didn’t feel the distress anymore, it seemed like the sweat had flushed away a lot of frustration and anger. I would’t say I was super happy after the workout, because the issue was still there, not yet solved, but at least I was in good mood and was mentally ready to handle it.
Numerous studies proved the benefits of exercise on mood, the reference list below was only a few of the hundreds. One point to note is the exercise intensity; too intense exercise which is out of one’s limit would bring even more stress. For your well-being, you need to know yourself - what kind and what intensity and how much time should you move/exercise.
Don’t know where to start? Make a small step by reaching out to a professional.
Yvonne
https://rebalance.asia
References:
Komatsu, Tsujii, T., & Sakatani, K. (2013). Effects of exercise on depressive mood in middle-aged women. Autonomic Neuroscience, 179(1), 175–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2013.09.013
Matta Mello Portugal, Cevada, T., Sobral Monteiro-Junior, R., Teixeira Guimarães, T., da Cruz Rubini, E., Lattari, E., Blois, C., & Camaz Deslandes, A. (2013). Neuroscience of Exercise: From Neurobiology Mechanisms to Mental Health. Neuropsychobiology, 68(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1159/000350946
Reed, & Ones, D. S. (2006). The effect of acute aerobic exercise on positive activated affect: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 7(5), 477–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2005.11.003
Zdral-Stolarska, & Stolarski, M. (2014). Physical exercise and mood: The moderating role of personality traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 60, S66–S66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.287
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