Exercise can improve mental health as well as physical health. If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed, CrossFit could be a perfect solution to help you out of that rut.
What’s CrossFit all about?
CrossFit was founded by Greg Glassman and is a combination of metabolic conditioning, gymnastics and weightlifting. Rather than just targeting one part of your body, CrossFit focuses on building overall strength and fitness
One of its major draw cards is that you don’t get bored as the workouts are constantly varied. The structure of the workouts are designed to help you lose weight, increase muscle tone and improve your overall fitness and wellbeing. An added bonus to joining CrossFit, is the amazing support network and community. You’re surrounded by like minded people who encourage and help you achieve your goals, they also help keep you accountable.
CrossFit and Mental health
As well as giving you physical benefits, exercise also has huge mental benefits. It can reduce stress, you get to train with friends, you can stop obsessing about your weight, your sleep will improve, and your endorphins will increase.
After a long day at work, one of the best ways to release stress is to exercise. As well as getting your mind off work for a while, you’re also creating positive thought patterns. You’ve made it to the gym, you’re exercising, you’re doing something positive for your body and your mind. When you’re in a great mood, nothing seems insurmountable, which will make work or home stress more manageable.
Training with friends and a supportive community makes exercise so much more fun. They help keep you accountable, you automatically feel more motivated and it’s just as rewarding getting to cheer other people on.
One of the main drivers behind people exercising, is their weight. A lot of people feel insecure about their weight and their body image. This can lead to overthinking and added stress. With CrossFit, you’ll be so focused on reaching your next goal, that your fitness, health and strength will naturally improve and before you know it, you’ll see the physical changes and in turn you’ll have a huge confidence boost.
When you’re in a good frame of mind and, you’re kinder to yourself, changing bad habits such as minimising alcohol and caffeine and setting up better routines including sleep. Falling into bed after a long productive day including getting into the gym and getting a good restful nights sleep, waking up feeling refreshed makes all the difference.
Another benefit of CrossFit is that when you exercise, your body releases endorphins. These help regulate our metabolism, they help deal with pain and they lift our mood.
Every healthcare professional encourages us to be active to boost our physical and mental health. With all these amazing benefits, why wouldn’t you want to join CrossFit!
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