How Does Exercise Improve Your Work and Business Performance

Why Exercise: An Overlooked Business Booster

Being in business, you might be skipping workouts in order to catch up with the fast-paced London Exchange market or spending extra hours at the office, getting hectic most of the time at the expense of your health, workout and fitness plan. 

But, did you know that exercise can give you an unbelievable business boost? 

Apart from the fact that 1.7 million working people in the UK suffer from work-related illness [1].

Research shows that exercise not only can prevent work-related illnesses, but also when they are customised exercise improves work performance and work quality.

And…

Did you know that…

And should companies allow employees to exercise on work time?

Exercising: The Mental Workout for Better Work Productivity

There’s more to work and exercise other than weight loss results, body transformation and preventing back pain injury or an ACL, PCL, meniscus knee rehabilitation.

Customised exercise can be your most affordable investment towards a more prosperous business. 

Here is how:

More Brain Cells

Have you ever been hectic at work and wished you had more than one brain? 

Well, exercising cannot give you another brain, but research shows that it can increase the number of your brain cells. [3]

That’s right! 

A recent exercise and productivity study investigated a number of middle-age mice; the age at which the number of brain cells starts to decline.

This study tested whether exercising is effective in preserving brain cells in these mice.

And surprisingly, treadmill running for a minimum of 5 weeks was found to:

• Improve neurogenesis (New nerve cell formation)
• Improve new-born neurons’ survival rate
• Slow down the age-related changes in the brain.[3]

So, if you would like to have a habit that helps you grow your business, keep in mind how exercise improves work performance work productivity and quality of your delivery and work.

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A More Energetic Brain

Have you ever felt that your brain is shutting down after a long day at work?

Well, believe it or not; even when you are resting, your brain uses up to 20% of your body oxygen and energy. [4]

Off course, you need more energy for your brain to function properly while making some important work decisions.

But…

How can you do that?

Do not wait for the day off to workout. 

Research shows that it is evident that there is a very direct relationship between exercising at work and self‐reported work performance as well as boosting your mental capacity. 

Surprisingly, exercising has the following mental benefit:

• Increases the number of mitochondria (power factories) in your body.
• Provides more energy for your brain to function
• Boosts your mental health and ability to concentrate

Sharper Mind and Better Memory

Do you want to have a sharp mind and a high degree of concentration? 

Exercising can give you that too!

According to recent studies [6], physical exercising leads to major structural and functional changes in the human brain. 

Including: 

• Increased size of the grey matter  
• Increased neurotrophic (molecules that positively influence growth, survival and development of the nerve cells)
• Increased blood flow to the brain [6]

These changes have been found to positively affect an individual’s:

• Academic achievements 
• Attention to detail 
• Memory and ability to recall events
• executive skills 
• Learning abilities [6]

Imagine giving yourself all these brain treats!

You will definitely become sharper faster, more attentive and a lot more productive. 

This simple addition to your day routine these abilities will help you be the leader you need to be and a lot more money into your bank account. 

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Slower Aging Process

With aging, the brain starts to shrink and the cognitive functions start to deteriorate. 

This is known as dementia, and it is one of the physiological changes associated with aging. 

But… 

If you are a leader, running your own business, or being an important decision-maker in a reputable company, you cannot surrender to these changes. 

Good news is: you can reverse and slow these changes by regularly fitting exercise in your daily schedule. 

According to the recent exercise and work productivity statistics, exercise has been found to increase the volume of the hippocampus by 2% of its size. [7]

Did you know that the hippocampus is the area of the brain responsible for memory and learning?

Another study examined the MRI images if 1200 middle-age volunteers, and revealed that those who were physically fit had also fitter brains. [8]

Less Stress and Anxiety

Have you ever felt like calling in sick? 

Or if you are the boss, ever felt like you are not in the mood to show up at work? 

Your mood and mental health definitely affect your ability to work. 

And also affects how you treat your clients, employees or colleagues and even the sales you make or not. 

Well, research shows that this negative moods and stressful thinking does completely the opposite of what you want to your brain. [9]

Chronic stress has been found to: 

• Increases your risk of mental illness
• Shrinks your brain
• Kills and exhausts brain cells
• Creates mood swings, lack of mental focus and mental imbalances 
• Negatively affect your memory and ability to concentrate. [9]

On the other hand, if you benefit from a clear training plan and implement this regularly research shows that, you will:

• Increase your brain’s sensitivity to serotonin (the hormone of happiness) 
• Increase the level of endorphins in your body
• Get rid of stress and depression
• Boost your mood
• Get better-quality and longer sleep [9]

That’s right.

Does it Really Work?

Well, it is difficult to believe something without having seen a living example. 

Just look around you…

Inspiring business men and young entrepreneurs to whom you are probably looking up are all into exercising and fitness. 

You can see this by looking at what they do in their life. 

For instance: 

“Wherever I am in the world, I take my gym kit and battered old trainers with me and try to squeeze in a quick run or workout in a hotel gym. I do this as much for the mental health benefits as the physical.” [10]

Said James Bell, head of campaigns who delivers priority campaigns for the UK Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office.

Also, Margie Nomura, chef and host of the Desert Island Dishes podcast, says:

“I try to always leave the house first thing and walk for 20 minutes or so and I’ve found this makes a huge difference to my productivity for the rest of the day.” [10]

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How Much Exercise Do You Need to Improve Productivity?

If the goal is to improve work productivity: The key is to do it for the optimum time. 

No underdo, or overdo.

So, what amount is the perfect amount?

Physical activity in the workplace: a Guide for Employers

No matter whether you are an employer of a company or an employer of yourself, exercising will give you the very same boost towards better career achievements. 

One 30 to 45-minute session, five times per week mixing cardio, strength, flexibility and endurance will do the trick when it comes to maximising the physical and mental health. benefits of exercise in the workplace. 

Three 15-minute or even five 10-minute sessions also work.

It could not have been easier, right?

The goal is to exercise for at least 150 minutes/week using customised exercises for your specific goals, intensity and training volume which is the optimal recommended by all exercise and medical experts. [12]

How Taking Action Always Benefits Business Owners!

Are you looking for the perfect investment to boost your business? 

Go the extra mile to expand your business and double – or even triple – your productivity by getting into the right exercise plan that will give you a healthier body and a sharper mind. 

• Are you or your employee required to sit in long conferences or work stacked in from of a computer?  

What about a customised exercise programme designated to help you reduce and eliminate cervical pain and lower back pains?

How Jazz Will Help You Grow Your Revenue!!!

You do not want to exhaust yourself at a workout and feel too tired and sore to work on the day after. 

You also do not want to hurt yourself with overtraining.

You may also be looking for the right motivation to keep going on to the point where you can see vivid results in your body and business… 

This is why Jazz Alessi is here to give you the professional training plan you are looking for. 

Jazz believes in working smarter, not harder. 

This is why he would motivate you to work less hours on your business, but with a sharper mind. 

He can help you maximise your revenue by working less, but more efficiently. 

This is by giving you the right exercises that will boost your cognition and sharpen your mind so that you would get the amazing work-life balance you need without having to compromise on your business success. 

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311804319_A_Review_of_the_Importance_of_Physical_Fitness_to_Company_Performance_and_Productivity

3. Chih-Wei Wu, Ya-Ting Chang, Lung Yu, Hsiun-ing Chen, Chauying J. Jen, Shih-Ying Wu, Chen-Peng Lo, and Yu-Min Kuo : Exercise enhances the proliferation of neural stem cells and neurite growth and survival of neuronal progenitor cells in dentate gyrus of middle-aged mice 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.90775.2008

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627315002597 

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