Top Tips for When Your Mental Health is Impacting Your Health and Fitness 

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If you are on a journey to improve your health and wellbeing, you are likely considering the food you are eating, and the exercises you are completing each day. While these are vital for your health and wellness, so is your mental health. The mind and body are often seen as separate entities, however, they are very closely linked. If you are struggling with reaching your goals, it could be because of your mental health. Alternatively, if you are struggling with your mental health, setting goals, exercising, and eating nutritious food can often seem difficult, and daunting. Mental health plays a huge role in your health and wellbeing, and it is important to identify if this is hindering your life, and what you can do to help prevent both mental health, and physical health conditions. 

Here is some more information on how you can take care of your physical, and mental health. If you feel you are struggling with your mental health, it is important that you seek support from a professional.

Exercise a healthy amount 

Exercise is a well-known component of mental, and physical health. Physically, it can help you get in shape and prevent health conditions such as obesity. Mentally, it can help improve your mood, cognitive function, secretion of feel-good chemicals, and much more. It is important to exercise regularly so that you can benefit from it. There are many different types of exercise that you can do, for example, swimming, walking, cycling or strength training. It is also important not to over-exercise. This can be damaging to your body, as well as cause unwanted stress on your mind, and potentially lead to an obsession. 

Eat nutritious food 

It is easy to jump on the fitness wagon and change your diet to meet your goals. While this may help you get physically fit, it can often lead to under-eating and deficiencies. For example, you may be eating less, however, if it is all processed foods, your body is missing out on all the nutrients and vitamins that fruit and vegetables will be providing your body with. Food is fuel and will assist in your physical health. Food can also impact your mental health. A diet full of junk and processed food can lead to mood fluctuations and a decline in cognitive function. It can also lead to poor hydration and low blood sugar, which can increase feelings of anxiety. 

Seek support 

If you feel you are struggling with your mental health, whether that is with drugs, alcohol, anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, body dysmorphia, for example, then it is important that you seek support to help you manage it. There are plenty of treatments out there to support you, for example, counseling, medication, as well as websites that can provide a Source of information on treatments.

If you are struggling with your mental health, it is going to impact your health and fitness. It is therefore important to take the necessary steps to help yourself.

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