Just a few minutes can lead to a great miracle

Human aging is a slow "oxidation" process, so everyone needs antioxidants. Tea has strong antioxidant capacity, and developing the habit of drinking tea every day can effectively fight against aging problems. Of course, there are many other antioxidant tips besides these. Small health tips with great effects, here are 4 simple and easy health tips.

1. Five minutes of brisk running is equivalent to 45 minutes of jogging.

Running 5 minutes a day three times a week or biking for 45 minutes a day can boost your metabolism and promote heart health. Compared with other exercises such as jogging and brisk walking, high-intensity exercise can produce the same results in a shorter period of time and is more conducive to persistence.

Exercise is divided into aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise. Sprinting belongs to the latter, which can enhance explosive power and reaction speed, maintain endocrine balance, and reduce the risk of falling.

It is now generally believed in academia that the elderly also need some anaerobic exercise. The elderly should take protective measures when running fast to avoid falling and excessive fatigue. You can also practice bench press, pull-ups, push-ups, etc. to strengthen the strength of your limbs, waist and back.

2. 5 minutes of meditation is equivalent to 1 hour of deep sleep.

Many people think that meditation is "very mysterious". Meditation is a Westernized term. In China, it is called "vipassana" and in psychology it is called "mindfulness". It is quite similar to traditional Zen meditation and sitting meditation.

Meditation is to pay attention to your breathing, bring your mind back to the body and stop thinking about random things. It helps to improve concentration and is also good for your health.

A neuroscience study shows that mindfulness meditation can improve brain connectivity, enhance memory, and eliminate fear and stress. The most basic meditation is simple and easy to learn, and its biggest feature is “not thinking”: looking at something without any evaluation, such as gazing at a flower, observing a leaf, looking up at the night sky…

In just a few minutes, you can relax your brain and mood, relieve anxiety and fatigue, and return to a state of full energy and clear thinking, just like waking up naturally from a deep sleep.

3. A 10-minute nap is equivalent to a 2-hour deep sleep.

A study found that a 10-minute nap in the afternoon every day can drive away sleepiness and has a relaxing effect on the nerves comparable to 2 hours of deep sleep. If you take a 30-minute nap every day, your hormone secretion can be more balanced and your risk of coronary heart disease can be reduced by 30%.

Using a nap to "recharge" yourself can improve your brain's responsiveness and increase your work efficiency in the afternoon. People who have trouble sleeping at night should take a short nap in the afternoon to improve the effects of lack of sleep.

The time for a nap can be chosen half an hour after lunch. Don’t go to bed immediately after eating. The nap time should not exceed half an hour, otherwise you will feel more tired. Office workers should try not to lie on the table during naps. They can bring their own folding chairs.

4. Laughing for 20 minutes is equivalent to jogging for half an hour.

Studies have shown that laughing for 20 minutes can bring the same health benefits as jogging for half an hour. People who watch comedies have significantly lower blood pressure, stress hormone levels, and cholesterol levels, and their appetite increases, which is the same effect as exercise.

This shows that emotions have an impact on the body, and the changes in the body caused by laughter and exercise are very similar. Fu Chunsheng said that from a physiological point of view, laughter is a process of muscle relaxation, which can improve one's immunity; from a spiritual point of view, laughter is an expression of joyful emotions that can release negative energy.

For the elderly who are unable to complete much physical exercise, laughing frequently is more important for health care. Fu Chunsheng suggests that everyone should laugh often and learn to self-regulate from it.

You can often watch humorous movies, TV dramas, crosstalk, sketches, or carefully observe interesting things around you. When you encounter unpleasant things, you might as well deal with them with humor and self-deprecation.