Here are some random thoughts on the benefits of exercising:
1. It's good for your heart
It had been found over many years of research that exercisereduces LDL cholesterol, the kind that clogs arteries. It also reduces yourblood pressure, relieving stress on your heart; improves your insulinsensitivity; improves heart muscle function; and blood flow and diminishes thechances of developing blood clots.
2. Exercise promotes weight loss
Should you exercise energetically for at least 30 minutes aday, you are bound to lose weight! You can also do an hour of intensiveexercise every second day if this fits into your schedule more easily. Beconsistent and be regular.
3. Exercise prevents osteoporosis
Exercise, together with a healthy calcium intake, buildsstrong bones. Weight-bearing exercises, like running, walking, and weightlifting, help lower your odds of getting osteoporosis as you grow older,according to experts.
4. Exercise lowers high blood pressure
Exercise is good for your blood pressure - no matter yourage, weight, race, or gender. In addition, it really does not matter whetheryou get exercise from a brisk walk, a fast run or a few laps in the pool; theresults are equally good.
5. Exercise is an excellent de-stressor
It is general knowledge: exercise counters stress anddepression. However, exactly how and why does this work?
Exercise acts as a temporary diversion to daily stresses andit improves self-esteem. Increased core temperature during exercise may lead toreduced muscle tension and favourable alterations in brain neurotransmitters.Mood improvements may also occur due to the increased secretion of endogenous(internal) opiates, e.g. endorphins. Psychological changes may occur because ofchanges in norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin, all hormones which canaffect mood and anxiety levels.
6. Exercise prevents colds
Health experts believe that exercise spikes the immunesystem for a few hours each day, helping to ward off colds. Thirty minutes ofbrisk walking is enough to make you reap the benefits of exercise.
7. Exercise reduces the severity of asthma
Many people, who suffer from exercise-induced asthma,understandably try to avoid exercise. However, sports medicine specialists say itis possible for asthmatics to continue exercising if they use preventivemedications wisely and avoid certain triggers that exacerbate attacks.Exercise-induced asthma can be made worse by cold, dry air or air containinghigh levels of pollen or pollutants. The extra effort made to stay fit pays offin fewer or milder asthma attacks overall and a need for less medication.
Experts recommend swimming as one of the best exercises forpeople with asthma.
8. Exercise reduces diabetic complications
Lifestyle factors have a huge impact on certain conditions –and diabetes is one of them. Exercise can help to reduce your insulinrequirements, lower your cholesterol levels and high blood pressure, and in thelong term can reduce the development of heart disease and stroke. This isimportant because diabetics have a higher risk of developing heart andcirculatory problems. Exercise can also promote weight loss, improve circulation,and reduce stress levels (raising your glucose level).
9. Exercise promotes a healthy pregnancy
Although exercise might be risky in some cases, the benefitsof exercising during pregnancy generally far outweigh the risks and some womencan even exercise up until the third trimester. Relaxation exercises, Kegelexercise that strengthen the pelvic muscles and back exercises are allimportant for pregnant women.
10. Exercise has anti-ageing effects
Exercise enhances blood flow to the brain, possibly reducingrisk of stroke. It also improves reasoning and memory.
Regular exercise arouses the brain and slows downdegeneration of the central nervous system, which leads to slower reactiontimes and poorer coordination.
Exercise also increases strength and size of muscles andimproves lung function. Regular exercise can reduce body fat and lower the riskof chronic lifestyle diseases in the elderly. Recent literature suggests thatthe greatest threat to health is not the aging process itself, but ratherinactivity.
11. Exercise promotes brain health
If you thought, exercising your brain meant only doing a fewcrossword puzzles or learning a language, you may be wrong – rather put on yourwalking shoes and get moving.
It was found that the brain responses in active seniorswere comparable to those of young adults.
It is thought that exercise increases the flow of blood tothe brain, just as it improves circulation to the heart and the rest of thebody. Activity also stimulates the growth of nerve cells in the part of thebrain involved in memory.
12. Exercise is great for your sex life.
The medical research points towards it: the fitter you are,the better your sex life is.
The reason seems to be two-fold: psychologically you feelbetter about yourself and more inclined towards sex, and physically, being fitimproves libido, blood circulation and sexual functioning.
13. Exercise improves sleeping patterns
Relaxation exercises will help you to ease tension andrelieve headaches, backaches, and insomnia. Exercise releases the body's ownpainkillers, called endorphins, into your system. It also helps you to gain asense of emotional wellbeing and a feeling of being more in control.
14. Exercise helps prevent stroke
Need another reason to make good on that long overduepromise to get more exercise? It can dramatically cut your risk of stroke.
Jogging 15 to 20 minutes a day most days would qualify ashighly active. Brisk walks of 30 minutes a day on most days would qualify asmoderate activity.
The positive effects on muscle strength and aerobic capacitycould be translated into an improvement in the activities of daily living, andthis is what really makes a difference in your life.
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