LAUGH OUT LOUD.. LAUGHTERCISE???

LAUGHTERCISE??? Have you ever heard of it?
I have found an interesting article about laughtercise... LOL!


Now that there is a new craze of yoga reaching the four corners of the Globe. That’s right, you can now laugh yourself fit and lose weight by doing so. The craze started in India by a medical doctor and it has reached over 50 countries and followers are reaping the health and fitness benefits of it.

Burns calories

Just like us you are probably wondering how laughing can help you to lose weight. It is actually an aerobic exercise, believe it or not, and it gives the diaphragm a good workout, as well as your core and abdominal muscles. You work plenty of other organs and muscles, including your facial muscles which will help to lose the wrinkles. Roughly 30 minutes of laughing is the same as 15 minutes of cycling and it’s a lot more fun and has been scientifically proven.

Stimulates appetite
As soon as you have finished exercising, you appetite decreases, which may be down to a raise in body temperature. However, once the temperature is back to normal, your appetite increases, because when you exercise you are burning calories, which will stimulate appetite due to the loss.

Helps to overcome stress
You may not feel like laughing when you are in a stressful situation, but because it is similar to an aerobic exercise, it actually encourages more oxygen to be taken to the brain and the rest of the body. This will in turn help to reduce the physical and emotional effects of stress and switch the immune system back on, as it is ‘switched off’ due to stress. This is due to a rise in cortisol which is released when we laugh. It helps to leave you feeling great and creates a positive attitude.

Lifts your mood

When you laugh, the brain releases certain chemicals in the brain and the main one is endorphin. These are known as ‘feel good hormones’ and will help to put you in a better mood. You get the same natural high from laughing your socks off as you do from exercise.

Helps to fight tumours
In the mid1990s, Dr Lee Berk from the Lorma Linda University in California found that laughter increases the number of natural killer cells in cancer patients. Natural killer cells are the body's way of fighting tumors. Click Global cancer control for more information =). 

Regulates blood pressure

When there is an increase of blood flow to the brain, it helps to lower blood pressure. It has also been found to help to relieve the symptoms of other illnesses such as hypertension and heart disease. In other words, laughter is a good medicine and good for your heart health too.

Here is a video showing a laughter club in Mumbai, India:

Wow! It looks FUN.. Come come.. Invite friends to join in groups for this full, hearty belly laugh..=)