Exercise and communication are often seen as two activities that are rarely associated. However, there are a couple things that exercise can do to help improve your communication. These are four reasons why exercise can help your communication:

1. Memory and learning
Being an active person will help you to improve your cognitive function. You’ll keep your thinking, learning, and judgment skills sharp, as well as your memory. Regular physical activity increases the number of cells produced in the hippocampus, responsible for memory and learning.

When receiving and delivering information, you will need the help of your memory to remember the information and learn the information clearly. Exercising not only improves your memory, but also helps you to make decisions faster and adapt to people you talk to.

Furthermore, regular exercise also provides you a better sleep – you’ll fall asleep faster and sleep deeper – and sleeping has protective effects on our brain.

2. Antidote to Anxiety
One big problem when communicating with others is when you are not prepared and is lack of information. This will lead you to anxiety in communicating. If anxiety kicks, this might cause you to experience a sudden blank, stutter, or speak too fast to be understandable. This is the point where exercising can be quite beneficial for you.

Physical activity fights anxiety. This will decrease the physical symptoms that make you feel overwhelmed.

The movement stimulates various brain chemicals that make you feel happier, more relaxed, and, consequently, less anxious. Most of the time, all you need to give a good speech is to feel confident and calm. Imagine all you could do in delivering information or giving a presentation if you could put that anxiety away!

3. Another form of Therapy
You certainly heard about how exposure therapy can be beneficial to overcome the fear of communication. Some studies point to the possibility of physical activity as a type of exposure therapy.

If you think about the physical reactions your body produces during exercise – such as heavy perspiration or increased heartbeat – you’ll realize that they are the same ones triggered by anxiety. For that reason, some studies defend that physical activity will allow us to associate these symptoms with safety instead of danger – working, this way, like exposure therapy.

4. Topic Builder
Finding out topics to start is another thread in building conversation. By doing exercise regularly, you can share your knowledge about exercise. And hey, maybe sharing some tips to your opponent about your physical exercise.

 

Physical exercise can include an enormous of different activities, these exercises are some sample that is good to improve your communication:

1. Walking
Taking a walk, maybe while you’re listening to some of your favorite music, is one of the most relaxing activities. Studies are confirming that strolling during a therapy session, for example, instead of sitting quietly in an office, often helps patients to relax and open up.

2. Jogging
Jogging is an excellent exercise to fight anxiety. There are plenty of professionals that say they like to do a morning run to “burn off the nerves” before doing an important event.

3. Cardio
Practicing some cardio improves your general well-being. Feeling better with yourself will improve your communication skills.

These seem to be the most helpful exercises to relieve anxiety, but it is vital that you feel good while practicing. However, you can find dozens of activities that might work perfectly for you, other than these samples. Now let's move your body and let it exercise your conversation!