Psychological Stress: Due to the long lockdown, many people are facing problems like mental stress, anxiety, loneliness and depression. This is because people who were already ill or who are highly sensitive in nature take time to mentally prepare for such an event. Due to the long lockdown, many people are facing problems like mental stress, anxiety, loneliness and depression. This is because people who were already ill or who are highly sensitive in nature take time to mentally prepare for such an event.
Biochemical changes
Regular exercise increases the level of endorphin hormone in our body. It works to improve our mood. Due to endorphins, we feel light and stress free for a long time. Therefore, if you do not like to exercise, you can also dance by playing music for 30 minutes.
Doing yoga and exercise daily activates the adrenal glands in our body, due to which the energy level in our body is high. When we feel energetic, the effect of stress and depression on us is reduced. If this is done regularly, then we can completely come out of these mental problems.
Regular physical activities increase the secretion of dopamine in our brain. This hormone is called a pleasure hormone, which lightens our mood and makes us feel happy.
Psychological Stress changes due to yoga and exercise
By doing yoga regularly, the extra fat of our body starts melting. Our body starts coming into shape. In such a situation, we feel happy to see ourselves and our confidence increases. Increased confidence keeps us away from problems like depression and stress.
By exercising daily, our energy level is high. When we feel energetic, we are able to complete all our work on time and in the right manner. By doing this, our mind also gets happiness and the level of stress decreases.
The day is fully utilized and the lifestyle remains right. You feel that the quality and number of your work has increased. This happens because by exercising daily, our mental concentration increases. When we do any work with a calm and concentrated mind, we also get good results accordingly.
Quality of sleep
By exercising, the quality of our sleep is good. This happens because when we exercise regularly, the production of melatonin hormone increases in our brain. Melatonin hormone maintains our sleep cycle.
Melatonin calms our mind, makes us sleep deeply and maintains the sleep pattern. That is, we sleep well and fully. When you wake up from sleep, you feel very energetic.
Effect of exercise on digestive system
Regular exercise boosts our digestive system. This makes us feel hungry on time and properly. Usually, patients of depression feel less hungry and also sleep less.
While both these problems can be controlled through daily yoga and exercise. However, some patients of depression show symptoms of excessive sleep and excessive hunger. Its high BP or hypertension and diabetes are considered to be a major cause of depression. While regular exercise can control both blood pressure and diabetes.
Expert: This article is based on a conversation with Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Senior Psychiatrist working in Max Hospital Patparganj (Delhi). He has been working in this field for the last 10 years and is providing his services as an expert.
Data source: navbharattimes
