Does working out boost creativity in your opinion?

[16ga]

I'm out of shape and exercise just tends to wear me out. Then I tend to sit around not doing anything in a half dead state until I recover.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

No, but paingint OUTSIDE does! LOL

i have only painted a lil outside... draw and sketched... it is better? its been so long.. ill take your word for it?

 

[Hamburgefions]

4 times a week I ride a bike during 2 hours. Each time I return, I feel reborn.
And if it does nt boost your creativity, it surely boosts your health.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

4 times a week I ride a bike during 2 hours. Each time I return, I feel reborn.
And if it does nt boost your creativity, it surely boosts your health.

woo!! good. the healthier we are.. the better we are in my opinion

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

I'm out of shape and exercise just tends to wear me out. Then I tend to sit around not doing anything in a half dead state until I recover.

just do a lil 10 min something ... work up to it...

 

[Terri]

just do a lil 10 min something ... work up to it...

I agree! Just a stroll down the street on a nice day is exercise. No need to jump into anything that makes you feel bad later. Or just stand in your favorite room inside and stretch up to the ceiling. That usually feels good and it's good for your muscles, too.

 

[WFMartin]

Hey, Alabama Jamma,

In my younger days, I was a 10-speed biker, and a jogger. You have an excellent point, for sure. I discovered that while jogging, or biking, I was able to decide solutions to all sorts of problems. At 84, I still walk 3 miles a day, and when I do, I an constantly coming up with solutions to my painting, and my music. (I am a mandolin/guitar/banjo player).....or at least I used to be, and am still dabbling in it with a friend, and my son.

I think someone once told me that it is the endorphins that are released in the body during exercise that truly aids in being creative, and solving problems. It always worked for me, and it still does!

 

[robertsbuford]

I believe it has. Whenever I feel lazy or stuck at work, I usually go for a walk, breathe, and exercise lightly. Then I have the spirit to get back to my desk and be more productive, more ideas come up and boost productively.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

I started collecting free weights and have been doing dumbbells, kettlebell, this ab roller along with running on the treadmill.. I think it has helped my painting happen more frequently.. must be helping overall..

 

[Desforges]

Yes, I agree exercise makes you feel fabulous!
Well, NOW, when I get off the couch, I always try to do it without the help of my hands and I tuck in my belly muscles as much as I can.
Seriously, COVID had me out of the gym two years ago and I didn’t renew my membership. I try walking everyday. Live on the fourth floor of a building that has no elevator.
I used to me a runner.
Getting old !

 

[Artyczar]

Hannah and I have been doing a bit of Tai chi lately. It's been nice.

 

[Triduana]

I do a lot of walking during the week as part of my job. If I'm working in the office and not outdoors, I try to walk home at least once a week (just over 4 miles) and at weekends I'll either walk round the shops in town or go birdwatching/botanising. Not sure it helps creativity, but I've recently discovered that if I carry my sketchbook around instead of keeping in my bag, I stand a better chance of actually using it.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

This new year I have walked for 30mins and lifted. I feel more creative, or at least able to create.

 

[E.J.H.]

Being physically fit, and exercise is the proven best way to keep your brain as healthy as possible over your lifetime.
So in that broad context your creativity gets kinda "boosted", but I would rather look at it as good maintenance than some kind of boost.
I don't think that exercising makes one directly more creative.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

Yes.. I hate to say this.. but my life as an artist, the days can be odd hours. Working out evens out my hours. I like it. I got my 30mins today in, too.

 

[Enyaw]

Not working out doesn't bother mine.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

It bothers mine.. I have to stay health conscious.. I know I would be able to paint strung out, and not being able to sleep.. almost like half my brain was present

 

[john]

Not working out doesn't bother mine.

Yeah, how much did Van Gogh work out?

Maybe being poor and not eating is all we need to be fit and creative. Maybe Van Gogh's skies were due to hunger.

Having a beer helps my creativity. Makes me brave enough to start and then I forget it's there. Until it's time to step back and look.

You really need to step back and look at the painting, often.

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

Weed gives me creativity.. I am always smoking. So it better!

 

[Artyczar]

You really need to step back and look at the painting, often.

That's almost all the exercise I get.