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Move Your Body to Keep Blood Flowing to Your Brain
Move Your Body Throughout the Day to Keep Blood Flowing to Your Brain and Increase Mental Toughness
Exercise is excellent for your short-term and long-term physical health. Get your body moving to reduce your anxiety, depression, and stress. This is a great coping skill because it builds confidence and self-worth by changing your neural pathways in your brain and increases your mental toughness.
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There are many ways to exercise. Pick an activity that you enjoy.
The best way to get started is to get started. Go easy on yourself by setting goals that are achievable. You can always make these goals more difficult as you progress.
Exercise increases resilience. Part of nurturing your body is exercise, which also strengthens your mental capacity and mental toughness. When you exercise, you’re training your brain to respond to stress in a new way.
Benefits of Exercise for Mental Toughness
The first thing we think of when we think of exercise is how it affects the body. It helps with weight management, muscular health, and body functioning…
