Feel healthier, think healthier
If your body feels powerful and strong, your mind is more likely to feel healthier and ready to take on everyday challenges. Medicine balls are a great tool to build power and strength through full body throwing and passing exercises. You will begin building a powerful mind while your muscles and cardiovascular system also reap the rewards. There are infinite ways to powerfully move with medicine balls which can provide a great amount of stress relief. Feeling good often starts with a healthy body.
Get the blood pumping and release feel-good hormones
When you get the blood pumping from exercise, it releases feel-good hormones like serotonin. Being physically active also gives your brain something to focus on and can be a positive coping strategy for difficult times, or if you suffer from anxiety or negative, intrusive thoughts.
Build endurance, stamina and self-esteem
Meeting goals makes us feel good. When you stick to an exercise plan you will build more endurance and stamina which gives you even more positive reinforcement to stick to your routine! This is a wonderful compounding effect that will also create a positive impact on your self-esteem.
Social and teamwork exercises
If loneliness and isolation is something that you struggle with, joining a medicine ball class could help get you more motivated to train while helping you connect with others. Dynamax soft shell medicine balls were built with team training in mind. Partner based throwing and catching drills build all of the Dynamax 10 physical skills that strengthen the brain and the body.
Team-based activities are fun and a great social activity. It’s also nice to receive encouragement from fellow trainees and feel supported in your training.
You can enjoy using medicine balls both in and out of the gym. So if the local park or beach is more your scene, you can transport the ball with you and a few friends for a satisfying workout in the fresh air.
Solve Problems Better
Throwing is directly linked to the part of the brain that stimulates problem solving. Whether against a smooth reinforced wall, or with a partner, throwing exercises like one arm puts, scoops, and overhead throws will fire up these key parts of your command center.
Even with all of the positive benefits of medicine ball training, it’s all about getting a healthy balance. If you’re doing more intense resistance training, be sure to incorporate rest days to help your body recover both mentally and physically.
If you want to incorporate medicine ball training into your stress management, shop medicine balls online at Dynamax today.