Movement Matters- Boost your Mood with These Simple Tricks

Need a quick pick-me-up?

Try skipping!

Shifting the body can help the brain shift, too. Researchers exploring the relationship between mood and the body have found that walking in an erect posture and skipping tends to increase subjective feelings of energy and positive emotional states. In contrast, a slouched posture may decrease feelings of energy and increase negative emotions (Peper & Lin, 2012; Nair et al, 2015).

Other researchers have found that it’s easier to access negative thoughts and memories in a slumped position, while it is easier to access positive thoughts and memories in an upright position (Tsai e. al., 2016; Wilson & Peper, 2004).

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