![]() ![]() Your health and fitness are particularly well-suited to the practice, even if it feels hard to stay consistent. That's the whole point of resolutions, after all. And even if things did not go according to plan last time around, every New Year is an opportunity to move forward. Making the commitment to working out, getting in shape, and losing weight is very exciting. Starting on a Monday will help you be fresh and well-rested for the whole week. Resistance exercise can help reboot the internal body clock that controls your sleep cycle. Employees who exercised regularly earned nine percent more than their couch potato peers. One study found an association between gym habits and higher pay. Lifting weights may not lead to an immediate promotion, but it can’t hurt your chances at some extra cash. Another study revealed that participants could learn vocabulary 20 percent faster after intense physical exercise, compared to the control group. Scheduling a sweat session before you put your nose to the grindstone could help you absorb new concepts faster, too. One study showed that strenuous exercise helped participants perform better on a memory test. Physical exercise has the potential to increase levels of BDNF (brain-derived neurotropic factor), which is shown to help build healthier nerve cells. Need to ace a presentation this week? Hitting the gym could be your secret to success. Plus, high-intensity exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety sensitivity, or the fear of anxiety that is often a precursor to panic attacks. Studies show that aerobic exercise can lessen general anxiety. But don’t go hiding back under the covers just yet - you may want to hop on the treadmill for a few miles instead. Nothing feels as great as a finished workout, right? And science backs us up.ĭreading that mountain of paperwork gathering dust on your desk over the weekend? It’s not uncommon to feel apprehensive about heading in to work. One common benefit of physical exercise is that it releases endorphins, the hormones that make you feel happier. But exercise could help you beat those Monday blues. Research shows that the average office worker doesn’t crack a smile until 11:16 a.m. Got a case of the Mondays? You’re not alone. The philosophy can motivate you to exercise on Tuesday, Wednesday or whenever you pencil in your next workout. And this idea of ‘don’t break the chain’ is really powerful. YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO WORKOUT THE REST OF THE WEEKĮxercising at the start of the week can get the ball rolling for your workout routine, because you’re starting with a clean slate. But by fitting in a workout, you’ll be rewarded in more ways than one. When the snooze button is calling your name, it’s easy to think of a million and one excuses not to lace up your sneakers and sweat it out at the start of the week. Understandably, Monday motivation is sometimes hard to come by. On the other hand, when you choose to skip your workout on Monday and eat whatever is quick and available rather than what’s healthy, then you’ve started the week on the wrong foot, and you will spend the next several days backsliding away from your goals. Basically, you’ll kickstart good habits for the rest of the week. ![]() Plus, working out on a Monday is a great start to the week: When you get that Monday workout in, you’re 4 times more likely to get in a Tuesday workout… and that Tuesday workout leads to getting workouts in the rest of the week. A study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine revealed that there are more searches related to health topics at the beginning of the week, no matter the time of year, and more folks start exercise routines on Monday than any other day of the week, too. Sounds silly but research shows that people think about and act on healthy activities more on Mondays than any other day of the week. If you're ashamed about how your resolution went last year, never fear…there are a host of things you can do to stay on track. And in six months, it’ll be that time of year when 50% of those who made a fitness resolution, will fall off the horse and stop working out. It’s that time of year again, when many Americans make New Year’s resolutions to exercise more. ![]()
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