Today’s mood kickstarter: 4 exercises proven to boost low mood.
’s editor-at-large Kayleigh Dray’s book; she dances around her kitchen when she feels rubbish. “I shove my phone in a bowl to boost the volume, and dance around like mad to whatever song pops up next on my Spotify ‘Daily Drive’ – which could be anything from Kelly Clarkson and Dua Lipa, to Avril Lavigne and My Chemical Romance .
“It may take one song, it may take five, but I always dance until I’ve stopped thinking about whatever it was that was ruining my mood, or I’m too exhausted to care anymore. Either way, it works. I promise.”There’s a reason that your daily walk is so encouraged – it’s as big of a mood booster as Christmas is, according toOne person who loves heading out on a walk when they’re feeling low is fitness trainer Emma Obayuvana.
To really boost the mental health benefits of your walk, Obayuvana’s mindfulness techniques can help. As can walking in nature, which is associated with greater mental health benefits. Afound that a 50 minute walk in a forest amplified the mood boosting outcome of a walk. However, if you don’t have access to a forest you can stroll in, 30–50 min of walking anywhere “can buffer against the wear-and-tear of daily life” the researchers concluded.
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