When we are really engaged in activities, we have less opportunity to worry and feel bad. That might be because focusing on a task temporarily quiets the default network, a set of interconnected brain regions that is most active when a person is self-focused, thinking about the past or imagining the future. The default network is deactivated when people focus on the outside world… physical exertion, which not only suspends self-absorption but triggers biological effects—such as the release of endorphins—that bring about a sense of well-being and, if we’re lucky, rapture.
— Richard A. Friedman, professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College
That may explain why I find washing dishes relaxing, Lol. I’m making a mental note for the days that I feel I have zero energy to work out. Just sayin’ ;) Hugs. XO
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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