Lacking Motivation? Balancing Your Hormones Could Be the Answer.
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Lacking Motivation? Balancing Your Hormones Could Be the Answer.

What do optimized hormones have to do with motivation to workout??? EVERYTHING.

Balancing your hormones creates a positive domino effect

If you're dealing with constant fatigue, it's hard to get motivated to workout. One of the many benefits of hormone optimization is better sleep. With better sleep, you're less tired throughout the day and often have more energy to apply to all aspects of your life, including, exercising more regularly.



Why is Exercise So Important?

Exercise has many obvious benefits, but it also can help you feel better, have more energy and even add years to your life! The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore- and everyone can benefit from it, regardless of sex, age or physical ability.



Here are seven ways exercise can lead to a happier, healthier you:


1. Manage Your Weight


Exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight. How much activity is needed? ANY activity is better than none at all, and consistency is key. Make small changes and just get more active throughout your day — take the stairs instead of the elevator or walk the dog for 30 minutes instead of 15.


2. Help Combat Disease and other Health Conditions


No matter your current weight, being active actually increases your LDL (good) cholesteroland it decreases unhealthy triglycerides. This one-two punch keeps your blood flowing smoothly, which decreases your risk of cardiovascular diseases.


Regularly exercise to help prevent or manage:

  • Stroke

  • Metabolic syndrome

  • High blood pressure

  • Type 2 diabetes

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Many types of cancer

  • Arthritis

3. Improve Your Mood AND Cognitive Function


Feeling depressed or stressed? Physical activity can help you feel happier, more relaxed and less anxious. It also can give you a confidence boost when you start appreciating the changes in your appearance.


4. Boost Your Energy


Out of breath after that flight of stairs? Can't keep up with your kids or grandkids? Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength ,boost your endurance and help your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lung health improve, you have more energy to tackle daily chores.


5. Sleep Better


Having trouble going to sleep or staying asleep? Exercising regularly can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. HINT: Don't exercise too close to bedtime, or you may be too energized to go to sleep.


6. Put the Spark Back into Your Sex Life


When you feel too tired or lack confidence in your physical appears, it's hard to be "in the mood." Regular physical activity can improve energy levels and increase your confidence about your physical appearance.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

Regular physical activity may enhance arousal for women. And men who exercise regularly are less likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction than are men who don't exercise.


7. Exercise can be fun … and social!


Find something that you truly enjoy doing and where you can connect with others.

So take a dance class, hit the hiking trails or join a soccer team. Find a physical activity you enjoy, and just do it.


The bottom line on exercise


Exercise and physical activity are great ways to feel better, boost your health and have fun. So, get moving on the path to a healthier, happier YOU!





Remember to check with your doctor before starting a new exercise program, especially if you have any concerns about your fitness, haven't exercised for a long time, have chronic health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes or arthritis.



Want to learn more about the many benefits of hormone optimization? Here are links you may be interested in:


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steve Nunn MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Tutera Medical

8412 E Shea Blvd Suite 101

Scottsdale, AZ 85626


215 S Dobson Rd, Building J Unit 3

Chandler, AZ


My Areas of Expertise:

Bioidentical Hormones, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Infertility

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Physician Assistant, Stephen Nunn, brings to SottoPelle® a wealth of expertise that includes 37 years of continuous experience as a clinical PA. For 22 of those years, he worked exclusively in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, and infertility. He has been involved in several cutting-edge areas of medicine including being a part of the first successful In Vitro Fertilization program in Arizona. Other aspects of his career have been dedicated to family practice, urgent and emergency care, surgical assisting and on-call services, as well as clinical and consumer product research. In addition, he brings 11 years of experience in academic medicine from the Arizona School of Health Sciences PA Program where he was a clinical instructor teaching the Ob/Gyn course and a postgraduate course in “Physician Assistant Professional Practice Issues.” His professional service background includes having held several state and national leadership positions, Vice Chairman of the Arizona Joint Board on the Regulation of Physician Assistants and speaker at several state and national PA conferences. He earned the designation as a “Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants” (DFAAAPA) in 2010 He is a well-versed medical professional in Ob/Gyn and hormone diagnostics and procedures.

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