Finish Strong!Wellness Workshop

The Value of Exercise

The Secret to a Better Brain….

Better Sleep…..

Better Everything….

Exercise & Brain Benefits

Your brain learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and action.

Exercise increases breathing and heart rate so more blood flows to the brain, enhancing energy production.

Exercise & Brain Benefits

Exercise increases levels of brain chemicals resulting in more fuel for thinking!

Exercise & Brain Benefits

Exercise improves your ability to…

Focus Plan Multi-task Memorize and Retain Information

Exercise & the Brain

!! PRACTICE !!

Let’s Do the TOE and GO!

Wiggling your toes activates nerves that stimulate your brain and internal organs.

Exercise & Sleep….

Let’s Go to…..Zzzzzzzzzland

Sleepyville

Snooze City

Exercise will get you there faster, stronger, better and deeper…..

Exercise & Sleep

The Optimal Number of Sleep Hours….

Nine is Not Fine Eight is Great Seven won’t get you to Sleep Heaven Six is Not the Fix Five Produces a Dive

Exercise & Sleep

Oregon State University Zzzzzzzz Study…..(From Health Magazine, 2011)

Main Conclusions - • Exercise improves sleep indirectly by reducing stress, anxiety and

depression

• Energy conservation hypothesis – Burn more calories through exercise thus requiring your body to more efficiently use sleep to recover

• Exercise can modestly reduce body weight thus helping people sleep better

• Cooling down theory – Exercise helps the body effectively manage the cooling down of its temperature during sleep resulting in deeper and longer sleep

Exercise & Everything Else

• Exercise controls weight

• Exercise combats health conditions and disease

• Exercise improves mood

• Exercise boosts energy

• Exercise promotes better sleep

• Exercise helps with the spark

• Exercise generates fun and can create connections

According to the Mayo Clinic