5 Health and Wellbeing Reasons to get you Reading
A workout for your brain
Reading fiction actually changes the way your brain works – for the better. If you connect to your story and your characters, the areas of the brain receptive to language and physical movement/sensation are heightened.
Nighty night
Reading before sleeping helps you forget the busy day and focus on being in the moment. Stop worrying about all the issues you have no control over and give your brain something else to do! A focused brain results in better sleep. It’s a fact.
Helps you make friends
Reading fiction helps us to understand lots of different types of people and situations often very different from our own. This experience helps us in real life when forging relationships.
Stress buster
A study conducted by psychologists at the University of Sussex found that reading is a better, faster way to reduce stress than other common methods such as listening to music or taking a walk. For example, only six minutes of reading contributes to lower heart rates and reduced muscle tension.
Be creative!
You need to concentrate to read, this in turn stimulates your brain, which can then sharpen your creative thinking skills and can potentially inspire innovative work.
Pop in to the library for a H&WB reading list or if you want something more specific why not ask for a personalized reading list from Mrs Baird? And, remember it’s all FREE!
