Pushups, running, burpees, and other exercises all help the human brain pump out endorphins like a factory pumping out car parts.
One who commits to a workout routine will create discipline and notice the benefits of working out on a regular basis. Getting into this habit is the body innate way of repairing one’s self both physically and mentally.
Here are 4 major benefits to sticking to a workout routine while in addiction recovery.
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Exercise relieves and reduces stress, anxiety, and depression.
Stress will always exist. It’s something everyone has to manage. Those who exercise for roughly 30-minutes will notice a huge reduction in stress, anxiety, and depression. Even a 10-minute walk has been said to help people get out a “funk”.
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Working out naturally and positively alters one’s brain chemistry
Drug addiction overtime will create an imbalance in a person’s brain chemistry. Creating unnatural highs and damaging neuroreceptors in the mind. Exercise is a means to produce endorphins in a natural way and staying committed to a workout routine retrains the brain to produce endorphins at its natural levels.
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Motion is meditation
Meditation itself focuses on calming the mind down when it goes into an irrational state like a million bouncy balls thrown in a small room. Running, walking or meditating trains the brain to let those thoughts pass by without judgment allowing one to think in a relaxed state.
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Exercise creates a positive outlook
Working out enhances self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. Finishing a workout every day is accompanied by a sense of accomplishment and achievement. When one reaches certain benchmarks (bench pressing 50lbs, running 10 miles, building muscle) it’s a way of showing results for hard work and reduces feelings of anxiety and depression.
Working out enhances self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. Finishing a workout every day is accompanied by a sense of accomplishment and achievement. When one reaches certain benchmarks (bench pressing 50lbs, running 10 miles, building muscle) it’s a way of showing results for hard work and reduces feelings of anxiety and depression.
A workout routine is a way to work on one’s self. It promotes self-worth and accomplishment while eradicating toxic thoughts about the self. It takes time to develop a routine that works for one’s self but so is recovering from addiction. Exercise just helps with the recovery process.
