Chortles and Titters and Grins, oh my!

There are many very serious and provable things that can be said about the physical and emotional benefits of laughter. And you can confirm all that left-brain analytical stuff by noticing what happens in your body when you choose to laugh. It’s easiest to laugh if something’s funny, but you also get the benefit by laughing in a “fake it till you make it” way. There are so many ways to set yourself off. There’s endless comic material available if we choose to laugh at ourselves. Play with raising your Guffaw Quotient by collecting and using your personal funnybone ideas and jokes. Pick your favorite and give yourself the very somber assignment of working yourself up the Titter Scale: move through grin, chuckle, snicker and giggle, all the way up to shriek, snort, whoop, scream and roar. Maybe you’ll even discover the experience of being in stitches, rolling in the aisles, or splitting your sides! And it’s all in the name of improving your health, oh my!

Suggestion from Mariah Kaye, Senior Fitness Specialist, offering more fitness choices through MoveAnyWayFitness.com.