Here Are Some Benefits Of Watching Horror Movies For Our Health

Based on the experts, making out with sexual partner (burns 144 calories) per half hour. But the study done by the University of Westminster about burning calorie is quite surprising. It says that watching horror movies burns nearly 200 calories a time. It perhaps one of the most entertaining ways to lose calories.

To get in the mood for this spookiest of times, a lot of people like to curl up, dim the lights, and watch something scary. Some people like quiet suspense, while others like an all-out fright fest. Some like modern day horrors, while others like to see something with a long tradition of scaring people.Well, it turns out that the reason scary movies — and before movies, scary books and stories — have been such longtime favorites all over the world, is that they’re actually good for us. They let us peek into those dark, frightening places while still keeping a safe distance.

It’s not just the psychological stuff, but getting spooked has shown to be good for the body, too.

Now, that doesn’t mean you have to watch the scariest thing out there if you’re not a horror fan. But it does mean that you don’t have to shy away from a little thrill now and again. It’s good for you!

* Giving the Calming Effect

In several ways, somehow horror movies give such a calming effect. Even though the plot sometimes is unclear, uncertain and makes us stress, the uncertainty will give us ways to overcome the stress in our life. Watching horror movie works like a distraction to forget our problem and recklessness in our real life.

* Adrenaline Rush

When we are stress, we sometimes need to pump our adrenaline. The medical experts believe that watching horror movies can pump the adrenaline to our body. The emotion enthusiasm and uncertainty will activate our adrenal gland to pump adrenaline. As a result, the energy will come out and release substances that will bring good mood to our brain.

* Good for Our Brain (Especially Women Brain)

Watching horror movie gives significant positive benefit for our brain. Our up and down emotion while watching horror movie can release good substances in our brain,such as dopamine, serotonin and glutamate. These substances create adrenaline that acts like an injection for our body.

An injection that reduces the stress and restless. Based on the research, while women watch horror movie, their brain releases neurotransmitter dopamine, glutamate and serotonin which eventually increase their brain activity and make them alert for a while.

* Making Us Ready to Face the Reality

Horror movie can help us to prepare ourselves mentally and physically to face sudden issue. We can apply them in our real life. We will be more aware in our surrounding, for example we can anticipate dangerous things in our life. When we think that we are in danger, we automatically will think about how to defense ourselves. Horror movies gives you the idea of how to defeat bad guys.

* Sharing Emotion

Watching horror movies is good for couple since they can share their fear. We can hug our couple when we watch scary scene. Hugging helps us releasing our emotion that burdens us.

* Burning Our Calorie

Based on the study done in Westminster University found that 90 minutes adrenalin that is pumped into our body can burn 113 calorie. Horror movie can make our pulse beating faster and our pumped blood burn the calorie. It is the same as one hour walking. The calorie releases when watching horror movie is the same calorie in a bar of chocolate.

* Increasing Our Immune System

After watching horror movie for one and half hour, our body system will calm and our immune system will become stronger. This is the time when our immunity system stronger for a while. Based on the research, our brain work will increase because it releases substances like dopamine, glutamate, and serotonin. Thus, our brain will be alert for a while.

* Reducing Stress

Even though at some points watching horror movies make us stress but it somehow helps us in reducing the stress level because of the problems in our real life. Adrenaline pumping while watching horror movie is good for resisting stress. Pumped adrenaline will activate our adrenal gland. It helps us to avoid anxiety and depression.

* Good for Our DNA

Watching horror movie can stimulate and trigger our DNA because we have to deal with situations that may frighten us in which we rarely face in the reality. For some people watching horror movie can create their level of confidence and their emotion in some areas of their life is more clear.

* Making Us Healthier

If we like to watch horror movie, our heart activity tend to be active as if we are running so that our heart has higher activity. As a result, our blood flows smoothly and we will become healthier.

* Healing Phobia

Horror movie is proven effective to heal fear or certain phobia. Therapists often use horror movie to help people to face their fear or phobia.

* Reducing Weight

Watching horror movie raises our heart beat. As a result, the activity of blood pumping to our body raise as well. Because our adrenaline automatically increases, our appetite decreases. That condition triggers our body to burn more calories.