What better way to start the day than with a good laugh? Having a good morning routine puts the day in a positive, healthy frame of mind. Additionally, spreading the joy to your friends or coworkers once you’ve had your fill of the funny stuff contributes to the laughter epidemic.
For this month’s giggles, we’ve selected some of the funniest memes here. Give someone in need of encouragement the meme of the day. For a month of belly laughs, go through this list every single day.
1. “Companies Before Power Bi”
2. “Time to Get on the Diet”
3. “Who Would Win?”
Laugh More During Your Workouts
A 2006 study that was published in the International Journal of Obesity discovered that heart rate and energy expenditure rise by 10-15% and 20%, respectively, when people laugh out loud (1). According to the study’s findings, laughing for 10 to 15 minutes a day can boost energy expenditure by 10 to 40 calories.
Although it won’t replace the calories burnt during a brief run or at the gym, this can support your wellness regimen. The further benefits of heightened heart rate and endurance also assist with your everyday activities. Plus, it’s not a huge thing to delay burning a few extra calories.
4. Painful Log-Ins
5. A Bold Banner
6. “When Your Local Gym Ad Is a Meme”
What Happens If You Have Trouble Laughing?
We occasionally find ourselves in difficult situations where humour seems to have taken a vacation. This lack of laughing can be caused by a variety of things, including stress, worry, or a sophisticated sense of humour. Faking laughing can be beneficial occasionally, though, considering its many health benefits.
In 2023, specialists Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. wrote an article on HelpGuide that claims that practicing pretend laughing can be just as helpful (2). Especially for elderly persons, including simulated laughter can enhance both mental well-being and physical stamina. Conversely, real laughing is frequently elicited by hearing others laugh, even when it seems inexplicable.
Laughter yoga and laughter therapy groups are two ways to incorporate simulated laughter into your life. You can also begin your path of laughter by laughing at your uncle’s less-than-serious jokes, exchanging amusing jokes, or simply engaging in humorous memes found on the internet. Those first giggles can lead to real, unplanned laughing that is healthy to your spirit and beneficial to your health.
7. “Back in the Day”
8. Duolingo Pushes Hard
The Reason We Laugh at Jokes
We are drawn to the humorous person for a scientific reason. Dr. Madelijn Strick states that laughing at or making jokes about jokes activates the prefrontal cortex in the brain in a 2012 podcast for Utrecht University (3).
It’s the area of your brain responsible for making connections between disparate pieces of knowledge, like the punchline of a joke. The joke activates the “reward area” as you process it. When you indulge in sweets like decadent chocolate, the same part of your brain also becomes active.
Reward centres in the brain come alive when you activate them, which increases your appeal and capacity for forming relationships. Why not make use of science for your benefit?
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