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Impact of Play on mental health and social life for Adults

In the contemporary world, most of the people believe that playing is not significant for Adults. Some of the perception they have of playing such as it is a waste of time and is meant for children only is wrong. People believe play is unproductive once someone turns into an adult they have to get serious. Furthermore, many individuals tend to focus on family responsibilities as well as the strenuous work such that they never get the time for quality and pure fun. Playing can be described as an engagement in physical activity for the primary purpose of recreation and enjoyment. It follows that playing is some physical activity. To put it better it is an unplanned physical activity, which is done for fun, as well as enjoyment that has a considerable influence on the mental health along with social life. The paper discusses and expounds on playing and its considerable effects on the life of an adult.

Positive Moods
The mood shared or experienced influences the way we will go to the daily event. According to, all social situations are tolerable inclusive of all unpleasant ones as long as the mood is right or positive. On the opposite side of the coin, a bad mood provides a bad day, and even one of the most pleasant event will not give the effect they are expected to provide. Playing provides a feeling of youthfulness and energy. George B. Shaw stated that growing old is because of many adults ceasing play. It is evident that playing boosts someone’s energy as well as vitality while boosting the immunity against diseases. With enough play, an individual feel better. The influence of daily physical activity on a person’s mood has been examined more deeply. In an investigation, people had to rate their mood immediately after a session of physical activity such as performing housework or after a small walk. They also had to rate their feelings in the period after inactivity such as watching television or reading a book. All the participants recorded a feeling of awakens contentedness and calmness just after the physical activities as opposed to the sessions of inactivity. It was also discovered that the most significant effect regarding the benefit of physical activity was when the mood was initially low. It was during this condition that the study recorded a higher change in the mood score.

Stress
It the most recent survey which was published by the Mental Health Foundation, it was found out that 59 percent of adult in Britain felt that they were more stressed now than five years ago. With 47 percent of the responded feeling that they are stressed every day while an additional 24 percent felt being stressed after every few days. Playing is a form of having fun, which stimulates the release of endorphins, which is natural, the feel-good chemical in the body. Endorphins enhance a general sense of well-being while it can relieve pain temporary. Various mechanisms have been put forth as an explanation of how participation in physical activity may limit the adverse effects of stress. For instance, being physically active reduces the chances of enhancing mood because of distraction from biochemical changes while it has been proved to enhance a positive health behaviour in cases of stress such as reduced smoking as well as healthy feeding habits.

Depression
It has been discovered, that the rate of depression has increased significantly in recent years. Being physically active can be taken as an alternative treatment for depression. The approach can be used in collaboration with other medication as well as psychological therapy or a standalone. Physical activity has limited side effect and lacks the stigma, which comes with using antidepressants or going for a counselling session. Furthermore, it is readily available to everyone with low cost. The approach is empowering and boosts self-management. The researcher found similar effects on the effectiveness of medication and physical activity intervention. Rimer et al. summarized findings from three distinct trials, which compared exercising with use of antidepressants. It was found out that little to no difference existed in the use of the two approach to depression.

Well Being
Participation in physical activities is one of the ways of enhancing mental well-being while protecting the mental health. Being physically active has been proven to have a robust and positive impact on mental well-being along with various mental illnesses. It has been discovered that even a short 10-minute walk enhances mental alertness, positive mood as well as energy.

Social Life
To improve your communication and relationships with your family, friends and others playing is an effective way to do it. It helps to share fun and enhances empathy and trust with others. As adults, you continue refine social skills which you learned it in childhood during playing such as, verbal communication, body language, boundaries, cooperation and teamwork. Play could help you to break down barrier between you and others and improve your relationships with others. Adding to it brings joy and vitality, it is perfect way to break the routine of marital relationships by incorporating humour and playing in your daily interactions with your partner.