Exercise Improves Mood

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   "A mood boost can last 12 hours after a 20-minute, moderate-intensity workout." Perceptual and Motor Skills
   
   

   Since, as caregivers, we have plenty of stress in our life, and since stress can damage both our physical and emotional health, this is an important piece of information.  Just 20 minutes of moderate exercise can improve our moods for 12 hours.  Amazing!   It is certainly worth trying; and, if you do not have the time to exercise because of your caregiving tasks, I urge you to consider some type of respite care so that you can.  You are worth it!   Keeping your own health is imperative for your sake and for the sake of your loved one for whom you provide care.  The statistics are very sobering for the damage to one's health that caregiving can deliver.  Help yourself and your loved one by exercising daily, eating nutritious foods in right amounts, getting adequate sleep, and having fun in your life.