How does physical exercise affect mental health?

Physical health is important, but mental health is also very important. If you do not pay attention to maintaining your mental health in your daily life, it will pose a great threat to your physical health. There are many ways to ensure mental health. Different psychological problems require different health care methods. So what impact does physical exercise have on mental health? Let us introduce it in detail below.

1. Eliminate physical fatigue. Fatigue is a comprehensive symptom, which is both physiological and psychological. When a person is depressed or the task exceeds his or her personal ability, he or she will feel mentally and physically tired. The continuous intense study pressure of college students can easily cause physical and mental fatigue and neurasthenia. By participating in moderate-intensity physical exercise, they can improve their physical fitness and athletic ability, improve their body's ability to resist fatigue, and relax their body and mind.

2. Improve emotional state. Emotional state is the most important indicator to measure the impact of physical exercise on mental health. Negative emotions are one of the important factors leading to physical and mental unhealthiness, and physical exercise can directly bring people pleasure and joy, and can reduce tension and anxiety, thereby regulating people's emotions and improving mental health. Long-term, regular, moderate-intensity physical exercise can help improve mood. Students often experience constant tension, anxiety and uneasiness due to academic pressure, competition among classmates, complex interpersonal relationships and worries about their future prospects. Regular physical exercise can improve these negative emotions and enhance psychological endurance.

3. Helps improve intelligence. Regular physical exercise can greatly promote the function and work efficiency of brain cells and provide a physiological basis for the development of intelligence. Studies have shown that under normal circumstances, the brain's oxygen consumption is 25% of the body's oxygen consumption, and this can reach 32% during exercise. Regular physical exercise is beneficial to a clear mind and energy, and is beneficial to blood circulation and the alternation of excitement and inhibition of nerve cells. It is also conducive to the healthy development of students' intellectual factors such as stable concentration, sharp and accurate perception, good memory, rich imagination, and flexible thinking. At the same time, physical exercise develops non-intellectual factors such as interests, motivations, and emotions, which helps to have broad interests, good motivations, and stable emotions, and promotes the improvement of intelligence.

The above introduction is very comprehensive on the impact of physical exercise on mental health. Physical exercise can greatly help the body in terms of health and also have a good effect on appearance. This can bring a sense of psychological satisfaction, so physical exercise has a positive effect on mental health. But you have to be careful to exercise in the correct way.