Tag: well-being
Want more excitement in your life? Peeps who exercise experience more feelings of excitement and enthusiasm than those who don’t work out.
Plus, you’re more likely to say you feel excitement and enthusiasm on days you were more active than usual. These findings are from a Penn State University study.
Good reason to work up a sweat.
Or this bikini (which I am utterly obsessed with) is another good reason for exercising, so you can rock your tone bod in it on the beach.
(Mara Hoffman Tiki V-wire bikini, Madewell.com)
February 13, 2012
Pets make us happier and healthier as shown in some new research published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Past studies have focused largely on how pets can help those with health challenges, but it turns out for us “everyday people” (ie. not dealing with health issues) pets can benefit our well-being (also note that this study showed pets help cause this boost in well-being rather than simply showing there is a link between the two). Some of the findings of how pet owners differ than non-pet owners? We:
- have greater self-esteem
- are fitter
- are generally less lonely
- are more conscientious
- are more extraverted
- are less fearful
- and less pre-occupied
(and these health benefits are what I’ll try to remind myself every morning when that furry one above is waking me up at 5AM. Yes, every morning.).
July 12, 2011
Just five minutes of “green” exercise — walking through a park or doing some gardening work, for example — helps your mental well-being. In fact, this very small dose of nature is the optimal amount of time when it comes to green exercise benefiting your mood.
May 3, 2010
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