Have you ever been sat thinking deeply about something and then suddenly your mind goes for a wonder? It may be as simple as organising something for this afternoon or what plans you have made throughout the week!
If this sounds like you don’t be disheartened! Many people these days struggle with mental focus and lack concentration due to ongoing stressors throughout their lives.
In this blog we will be talking about how you can successfully improve your mental focus!
Why Is Mental Focus So Important?
Mental focus is the driving force of getting you to complete whatever task you have at hand. Without mental focus you will lack that sudden drive to get the task at hand started. Without mental focus you may become stressed out, anxious or overall just lazy!
Can Mental Focus Affect Me Physically?
Ofcourse! With a lack of drive what are the chances of you going to the gym or sticking to your physical goals? Without being focussed you may also put yourself at risk of injury and chronic stress long term!
What Types Of Conditions Affect Mental Focus?
– Anxiety
– ADHD
– Sleep Disorders
– Depression
– Stress
Our 5 Tips To Help You Improve Mental Focus!
– Meditation – Meditation Enables the body to relax and distress. Being relaxed enables the body to function optimally and allows the bodies cognitive ability to work to its highest ability without getting clouded and forgetful!
– Listening to music – Music has a calming affect as well as increasing a persons motivation. This in turn will help with overall productivity and goal setting!
– Memory Exercises – Anything that challenges the mind such as a simple game of chess or Sudoku can help improve cognitive function. Being productive in some way will help stop you from getting forgetful!
– Improve/Change Sleeping Habits – Setting an alarm and turning off electronic devices before sleeping can make a big difference in cognitive function and mental focus. Setting a sleep schedule will enable you to get in your 7+ hours per day weekly and stop you from staying up to late
– A Healthy Diet – A diet that is low in sugars will help drastically with mental focus. Sugars can crash a persons mood especially when High-GI foods are in the mix. This can lead to a decrease in productivity and mental focus! Therefore sticking to whole foods such as meats and vegetables and looking for Low-GI alternatives are a great way to set up your mental focus for the better!
At The Melbourne Chiropractor we offer chiropractic care that may help improve mental focus. Our treatments and services are designed to help reduce stress and anxiety from pain whilst improving overall wellness. If you are looking to improve your mental focus and concentration, book online today to see one of our allied health professionals at either of our Westmeadows, Broadmeadows or Fawkner Clinics!
The Achilles tendon is a strong band of fibrous tissue which joins the muscles of your calf [Gastrocnemius & soleus] to the heel bone [calcaneus]
The achilles tendon stands as the strongest & largest tendon in the body and serves the function of transmitting power from the calf into the heel and foot. Therefore the achilles tendon plays and important in everyday activities such as walking, running and jumping
This tendon can withstand very high forces, however due to it’s limited blood supply, is very susceptible to injury. Injuries can include tendonitis’, tears, ruptures and bursitis’
Symptoms of an achilles injury include swelling at the tendon, pain with weight-bearing and stiffness at the ankle. Here are some exercises that you can perform to help speed up your recovery rate
Isometric calf raise
Bent leg calf raise
Eccentric calf raise
Weighted seated calf raise
Remember to consult a health care professional before commencing these exercises
