Exercise frequency: a key factor in maintaining a good psychological state

The positive impact of exercise on mental health has been widely recognized, and the frequency of exercise plays a crucial role in maintaining a good psychological state. Combining the blogger’s experience of improving symptoms of neurasthenia through exercise, we can clearly see the significant importance of exercise frequency in multiple aspects.

Stabilize emotions

Regular exercise frequency is the key to stabilizing emotions. The blogger insists on exercising at least 4 times a week, and each exercise produces positive physiological changes in the body. Taking running as an example, the body continuously secretes endorphins under regular running stimulation. Endorphins, as a “happiness hormone,” can effectively improve mood. By maintaining this frequency of exercise for a long time, bloggers who used to be emotionally sensitive, anxious, and irritable gradually become emotionally stable. If the frequency of exercise is too low, the body cannot continuously obtain sufficient endorphin stimulation, and the effect of emotional regulation will be greatly reduced, making it difficult to get rid of negative emotions. For example, when a blogger only runs once or twice a week, they will clearly feel that their mood has started to become low again, and their anxiety has also rebounded. After returning to the frequency of running four times a week, their mood can be stabilized again.

Enhance sense of achievement and confidence

The frequency of exercise provides bloggers with multiple opportunities to break through themselves, thereby enhancing their sense of achievement and confidence. Regular exercise sessions per week provide bloggers with more opportunities to challenge their comfort zone. During the running process, running an extra distance each time or successfully completing more complex pose combinations in yoga practice can give bloggers a sense of achievement. This sense of achievement continues to accumulate, greatly enhancing self-confidence. On the contrary, if the frequency of exercise is insufficient, such as only exercising once or twice a month, it is difficult for bloggers to have enough opportunities to break through themselves, and they cannot continue to experience this sense of achievement, so the improvement of self-confidence naturally cannot be discussed. After consistently exercising multiple times a week, bloggers clearly feel more confident in dealing with other challenges in life, which is the positive chain reaction brought about by exercise frequency on a psychological level.

Cultivate concentration

A stable frequency of exercise helps cultivate concentration. The blogger practices yoga regularly every week, focusing on breathing and postures each time. Through long-term regular practice, bloggers gradually learn to focus on the present, get rid of past troubles and worries about the future. When the frequency of exercise is unstable, sometimes multiple times a week, and sometimes not exercising for a long time, it is difficult for bloggers to develop the habit of focusing on the present moment, and they cannot extend the calm state obtained from exercise to daily life, making it difficult to effectively cope with various pressures in life. For example, when a blogger has irregular exercise frequency, they may find themselves easily distracted and emotionally restless in their daily lives. However, after restoring regular exercise frequency, their focus and mentality can be significantly improved.

The frequency of exercise plays an undeniable role in maintaining a good psychological state. It helps people maintain a positive and healthy psychological state by stabilizing emotions, enhancing a sense of achievement and confidence, and cultivating focus. Just as the blogger successfully improved symptoms of neurasthenia and achieved a significant change in psychological state by maintaining a frequency of exercise at least 4 times a week. So, for people who want to maintain a good psychological state, it is crucial to maintain a regular frequency of exercise.