Why You Should Work Out To Classical Music, HIIT for Heart Health, and More - What’s New in Wellness
Welcome to What’s New in Wellness, where we round up the latest wellness news and trends that have our attention. This month, we’re talking about how to make small changes in your daily life to boost your well-being, how listening to an unexpected genre of music can help you feel less fatigue during workouts, which kind of exercise is best for heart health, and more.
Go ahead and take the stairs for an immediate mood boost.
Making small, more physical swaps in our everyday non-exercise activities, like opting to take the stairs or walking instead of driving, can have significant effects on our health and happiness. It was found that the same region of the brain that benefits from the positive effects of everyday activities are also responsible for regulating emotions and resisting psychiatric disorders.
Time to add some Beethoven to your workout playlist.
Studies have shown that listening to classical music pre- or post-workout can enhance your ability to concentrate and promotes “dissociative effects,” which may help you feel less fatigue and discomfort. So you can push through your high-intensity workouts without feeling it to the same extent as if you were listening to other genres of music or no music at all. Learn more about this study and find a curated classical workout playlist to match every peak and plateau of your workout.
HIIT is better for better
heart health.
We heart this: a study on rats has found that HIIT strengthens the heart more than moderate exercise by completely or partially reversing heart dysfunctions seen in those with heart failure issues. One of the lead researchers said, "Our research on rats with heart failure shows that exercise reduces the severity of the disease, improves heart function, and increases work capacity. And the intensity of the training is really important to achieve this effect.” Show yourself some love and Incorporate some HIIT in your fitness routine with Jacy Cunningham’s Level Up: HIIT series on Alo Moves.
Eat your way to a longer,
healthier life.
We all know that healthy eating can lead to a healthier life, but the evidence just keeps stacking up: a new study showed that your diet greatly influences your gut health and its specific microbiome, which in turn, can play a large role in determining your overall predisposition to certain conditions like cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The interesting part? Your diet appears to be more influential than your own genes in determining this! Time to load up on all the nutritious green smoothies.
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