Sunlight helps us to train
Health / / December 19, 2019
Sunlight falling on the skin, helps our bodies produce vitamin D and uplifting, and enhancing the production of a hormone of joy - of serotonin. During a workout, too, are produced hormones of happinessAnd after about 40 minutes after the start of the course we feel like the mood improves. Now imagine what happens when you combine exercise and sunlight! ;)
We know a lot about colors and how they affect our mood and health, but especially do not think about how to sunlight (of course, except for the production of vitamin D) acts on us.
And he's invisible to us controls our mood. On a sunny day, even the bad mood passes quickly and failures do not seem quite so scary. But in cloudy weather is always a little sad.
And here we come to the eternal question: when to exercise - day or evening? Scientists can not give a definite answer to this question, but they can certainly say that sunlight is a powerful incentive for physical activity. So says Phyllis Zee and (Phyllis Zee), Doctor of Medicine and Deputy Director of the Center for Sleep and circadian rhythms at Northwestern University. She says that the change in light during the day significantly affects our circadian rhythms, so - for our activity and performance.
Each person chooses for himself the ideal sport and time for training. Some like to get up at 5 am and run towards the sunrise, while others prefer to train at noon in direct sunlight. However, from a scientific point of view, our body perceives the best exercise when the whole body is at the peak of its activity. This usually occurs in the afternoon, when the sun is most active. Of course, the light of day will not make you unusually strong and enduring superhero, but it certainly will add energy and improve the ability to concentrate, which in turn will prevent injuries.
We can not affect the length of daylight hours, but we can choose the right artificial light, and what to do in some sports clubs. The selection of suitable lamps for indoor sports club can significantly improve exercise performance, held in them. Better yet, if the lighting will be several options - each for a specific type of training.
For example, light in the blue and green range (more short wave) stimulates both physical and cerebral activity and also improves mood. This variant lighting is suitable for intense training.
Orange and red light (longer wavelength), by contrast, soothing and slightly weakens note therefore, this lighting option for quieter activities: yoga, meditation, pilates and the like. Furthermore, the red light, the light of the setting sun, your body signals that it is time to call it a day and go to sleep, resulting in our body begins to produce the sleep hormone - melatonin.
Of course, the ideal option - it is a long stay under the influence of natural daylight, as it was he who helps our body maintain circadian rhythms, but, unfortunately, not everyone can afford to adjust its schedule under the light day. However, knowing how light affects our body, we can try to at least make your training plan so to the most active in the morning training took place in broad daylight and in the evening was light and soothing activity. Yoga or relaxed walking tour into the sunset - perfect to complete any day. ;)