Research update…

Heres is what I found out whilst doing research for my Healthy Body, Healthy mind video assignment im doing…

Online Research:

“Exercise affects many sites within tha nervous system and sets off pleasure chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine that makes us feel calm, happy and euphoric.”

(www.webmd.com)

“Single bouts of exercise can reduse anxiety for several hours afterwards, although there may be a lag time before the good feeling sets in if the exercise is too intense.”

(www.webmd.com)

“Recommed two sessions a day”

e.g. “swim for twenty mins, then a walk at night.”

(www.webmd.com)

“Overtraining can set off enzymes that lead to fatigue, which is the enemy of alertness.”

(www.webmd.com)

Primary Research:

Interview with Ricky Cox- Btec Sport nation Diploma

Why is exercise good for your body and mind?

“It keeps you fit and healthy, also it affects your mood, endurance, awareness and general feelings.”

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Interview with Tracy Langdon – Sunday league Football Manger

Why is exercise good for your body and mind?

It helps you feel good, it can give you more energy and helps improve your moods. it can give you a healthier heart.

How does Phyiscal exercise effect your Brain/Mind?

Give you a fit mind bringing you many benfits to focusing, memory and learning.

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Words:

SEROTONIN= the diffue connectionsof serotonin allow it to affect many basic psycholoicalfunctions such as anxiety mechanisms and regulation of mood, thoughts, aggression, appetite, sex drive and the sleep wake cycle. (www.healthscout)

DOPAMINE= a chemical with a key role of setting peoples moods.  (news.bbc.co.uk) [Headline: Dopamine levels in Brain influence decision making]

ANXIETY= an abnormal state like this characterized by a feeling of being powerless and unable to cope with threating events, typically imagiary and by physical tension, as shown by sweating , trembling, etc.                        (www.yourdictionary.com)

May 7, 2010. Research.

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