Aside the fact that exercise helps burn off your stomach fat and build muscle, studies have shown that regardless of age or fitness level, making time for exercise provides some serious physical and mental benefits. These days most people workout for different reasons and you don’t have to necessarily go to a gym. You can go jogging or perform some cardiovascular exercises in the comfort of your room. Get inspired to exercise by reading these 15 ways regular exercise can benefit you.
1. Controls weight
Exercise help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. Exercise helps to burn calories, and the more intense the exercise, the more calories you burn. Exercise also motivate you to improve your diet and intake of proper nutrition.
2. Improves Your Skin
Exercises enhances the blood flow to the skin. Sweating can unclog pores and help clear up the breakouts detoxifying the skin of oils and dirt. Sweating after every workout gives the skin an overall tone and increases it's appearance.
3. Improve Self-Confidence
Being out of shape can make an individual lose their self worth and self-esteem. Exercise can quickly elevate a individual perception of his or her attractiveness, and give their self-image and self-confidence a boost. When you start working out, you'll gain muscle tone, strength, stamina and you'll feel better emotionally, you may also feel better about your appearance and yourself. This boost self-esteem and improve positive self-image.
4. Reduce Stress
Stress relief is one of the most common mental benefits of exercise.Working out can help manage physical and mental stress by diminishing electrical activity in tense muscles which makes you less jittery. Exercise increases concentrations of norepinephrine, a chemical that can moderate the brain’s response to stress. Exercise reduces stress and boost the body’s ability to deal with mental tension. Physical activity also provides you with the motivation to improve your diet, and proper nutrition reduces stress.
5. Improves Mood
Physical activity releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies have shown that exercise can alleviate symptoms among the clinically depressed. A simple 30 minutes workout a few times a week can instantly boost overall mood and make you feel happier and more relaxed.
6. Boost Brainpower
People who workout on a regular basis have an improved overall brain performance and concentration than their sedentary counterparts. Aerobic exercises stimulates the middle-frontal and superior parietal regions of the brain, which are associated with attention. Studies also show that a tough workout increases levels of a brain - derived protein in the body, believed to help with decision making, higher thinking, and learning.
7. Boosts energy
People who engage in exercise regularly have more energy, strength and endurance to get through their daily activities. Exercise help the cardiovascular system work more efficiently and delivers oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. When the heart and lungs work more efficiently, then have more energy to go about your chores. You will likely notice this feeling of increased energy and vitality a few weeks after you start to exercise on a regular basis.
8. Sharpen Memory
Working out can boost memory and ability to learn new things. Exercise increases production of cells in hippocampus which is responsible for memory and learning.
9. Helps You Sleep Better
Regular physical activity can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep more easily and deepen your sleep. Studies have shown that moderate to vigorous 20- to 30-minute exercise 3 to 4 times a week help you sleep better. Exercise also improves the quality of your sleep by making the transitions between its cycles regular and smoother. However, don't exercise too close to bedtime, or you may find yourself too energized to fall asleep.
10. Slows The Aging Process And Reduces The Risk Of Many Diseases
Working out improves muscle tone, increases flexibility and reduces the risk of many age-related and potentially deadly diseases, such as high blood pressure, osteoporosis, breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, arthritis and stroke.
11. Prevent Cognitive Decline
Our brains get a little hazy as we get older. This create way for degenerative diseases like Alzheimer that kill off brain cells. Working out between age 25 and 45, boosts chemicals in the brain that prevent the degeneration of an important part of the brain for memory and learning ( The Hippocampus ). Exercise helps shore up the brain against cognitive
decline that begins after age 45.
12. Exercise Can Be Fun
Exercise and physical activity gives you a chance to unwind and enjoy the outdoors. Exercise also help you connect with family or friends in a fun social setting. It gives you the opportunity to engage in activities you love.
13. Boost Your Immune System
Exercise is a powerful natural immune cell stimulator in teenage and adult men. The functioning of the immune system progressively declines with age, and this can lead to an increased risk of infectious diseases and a reduced response to vaccination. However, moderate cardio exercises such as walking or cycling and jogging can reduce the immune system function decline in older adults.
14. Improves Sexual Performance And Restores Libido
Regular physical exercise can leave you feeling energized and improve your appearance, which may have a positive effect on your sex life. It also increases sexual drive, activity and satisfaction. Exercise jump-starts the sympathetic nervous system, which increases blood flow to the genital area. Regular exercise increase physical endurance, can lead to enhanced arousal for women and significantly lower the risk of erectile dysfunction. Short bouts of intense exercise can increase testosterone levels, which stimulate sexual desire. However, too much exercise can reduce other male hormone levels and testosterone which can lead to a decrease in libido.
15. Inspire Others
Studies show that most people perform better on aerobic tests when paired up with a workout buddy. Being part of a team raise athletes tolerance for pain and inspire each other to push harder during every workout session.
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