Benefits of Excercise

Exercise is also one of the most effective ways to improve your mental health. Regular exercise can have a profoundly positive impact on :

•  Depression
• Anxiety 
• Stress 
• Improves memory 
• Helps you sleep better 
• Boosts your overall mood.

6 best exercise classes for mental health

1. Running (or walking…) If you need motivation to get moving, the 'runner's high the clarity and expansion one feels after a jog or sprint session should do the trick.

          

2. Boxing the rumours that hitting a punch bag to release stress and anger is true.

                                             


3. Pilates

                                             



4. Yoga


                                           


5. Spin classes



                                           


6. Resistance training


                                           

How does exercise affect mood?

• Exercise reduces immune system chemicals that can make depression worse.
• Exercise increases your level of endorphins, which are natural mood lifters.
• Exercise helps by getting your sleep patterns back to normal.
• Exercise limits the effect of stress on your brain.

• Is walking good for anxiety?

Psychologists studying how exercise relieves anxiety and depression suggest that a 10-minute walk may be just as good as a 45-minute workout. Some studies show that exercise can work quickly to elevate depressed mood in many people

• Why is exercise good for the brain?

The Simple Reason Exercise Enhances Your Brain. Evidence keeps mounting

that exercise is good for the brain. It can lower a person's risk for Alzheimer's

disease and may even slow brain aging by about 10 years. Now, new research

 helps illuminate how, exactly, working out improves brain health.

• What is the best diet for mental health?

Better Diet, Better Mental Health. A healthy diet includes a full range of
vegetables, fruits, legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans), fish, whole grains (rice,
quinoa, oats, breads, etc.), nuts, avocados and olive oil to support a healthy
brain. Sweet and fatty foods should be special treats, not the staples of your diet ...

• What happens to your brain when you don't exercise?

In the long term, your body fat percentage, endurance levels, and insulin sensitivity
all suffer if your break from exercise goes on and on. But what's possibly most
disturbing is what happens to your brain.Then they used MRI scans to
measure changes in blood flow to the athlete's brains before and after the break.

• How does fitness affect the brain?

Exercise affects the brain on multiple fronts. It increases heart rate, which pumps
more oxygen to the brain. It also aids the bodily release of a plethora of hormones,
all of which participate in aiding and providing a nourishing environment for the
growth of brain cells.