With lockdown having a negative impact on so many peoples’ mental health, you may be looking for ways to help boost your mood as the pandemic continues to affect our lives.
Changes to mental health are to be expected particularly within gym-goers and avid exercisers – as gyms have now been closed for many months, including our personal training gym in Saddleworth, members of gyms might be missing out on their usual workout regime.
This can be detrimental to mental health, as exercise is a great way to help maintain a positive mood as well as physical fitness.
Below you can find out how continuing to exercise, even during lockdown, can help boost your mental health. If you need any advice, you can contact our Saddleworth personal trainers today who will be more than happy to help.
Releases Endorphins
If you’re feeling low, taking part in a short workout routine can help. Energetic movements will help release endorphins which interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your pain perception.
These endorphins will also trigger a positivity boost in the body – after completing a workout in the gym, you may have previously experienced a ‘euphoric’ feeling. This comes from endorphins.
If you’ve woken up in a bad mood and want to help shake it off, a home workout will have the same effect.
Daily Dose of Fresh Air
With much more of our time being indoors, exercising outdoors is a great way to ensure you are getting fresh air and finding time to release yourself from the same four walls of your home.
Perhaps you have been furloughed or are working from home where before you would be commuting to work and leaving the house/flat every day.
Whatever your current situation, whether you choose to take a speed walk, a jog or take part in an online fitness class in your garden, getting that all-important fresh air can be great for blowing away the cobwebs and boosting your mood.
Boost Your Self Esteem
Lockdown has been a period of self-reflection for many. For some it has been beneficial, offering more time to achieve goals, but for others, this time for self-reflection has led to being over-critical of themselves, taking its toll on self esteems.
Exercising and routine workouts can help snap out of this mentality. Along with the many physical benefits associated with exercising, such as losing weight, muscle toning and cardiovascular health, the sense of achievement and mood boost you experience after a workout will translate into a more positive sense of self.
Why not set yourself some fitness goals, such as increasing your rep count or personal best running time, and enjoy the self esteem boost when you unleash your potential.
For More Tips, Get in Touch Today
If you need inspiration for your home workouts or would like to try some of our Saddleworth personal trainers’ online sessions, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Give us a call on 07852366452, or send us an email to lewis@lquinn-training.co.uk. Alternatively, leave our personal trainers a message using the online contact form.
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