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you download the hiit workout poster at the bottom of this post
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but minutes is such a short period of time and can have a huge impact on your child's emotional regulation skills
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the exercise needs to be intense. short intensive bursts provide better results than longer durations of exercises
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i have created a 7-minute workout
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this lessens anxiety and results in increased dopamine and other endorphins. these are the brain's natural mood lifters. less cortisol and more dopamine mean self-regulation is much easier
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minute hiit workout
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special needs autism improve emotional regulation in just minutes
2017
updated on april 28
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improve emotional regulation in just minutes
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it sounds surprising
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how to improve emotional regulation in minutes
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emotional regulation and dysregulation
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when a child experiences dysregulation they aren't able to diffuse their negative emotions
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meltdowns. this is extremely common
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emotional regulation be achieved in two ways
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self-regulation means you regulate your emotions on your own
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mutual regulation means you need someone to help you regulate your emotions
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even all the time
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how does exercise improve emotional regulation
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it's amazing how this works
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our mind
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when your child is dysregulated
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when this occurs
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flight response being triggered
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some research suggests that during a meltdown an individual's iq even by 30 points
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exercise has been proven to reduce cortisol and adrenaline levels. in other words
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this means that overall the brain is in a better state
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an interval timer
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that's it. you do this exercise anywhere
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shove some furniture out of the way if you need to make a little more room
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ideally
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teachers use it during the day as a way to offer their students a brain break
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basically
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otherwise
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before you begin
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set your interval timer
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you actually want to be tired
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these exercises are all animal themed by the way to make them fun