1. It Can Make You Feel Happier: Exercising
produces a happy hormone called Endorphins. These endorphins minimize the anxiety
of exercise by blocking the feeling of pain and are often associated with a feeling
of euphoria. It’s observed that on the days one works out their mood is a lot
happier and feel more productive compared to the days they don’t.
2. It Can Help with Weight Loss: Having a
full-time job and an inactive life, it’s easy to pile up calories and fat,
especially around the belly and the hips. Hence, it’s important to give your
body some cardiovascular exercises to keep that weight in check. By running for
around 30 minutes, you can burn an approximate of 300 calories.
3. It Is Good for Your Muscles and Bones: Exercise
builds and strengthens muscles, which protects bones from injury. Strong
muscles also give stability and improve balance and coordination. Exercise improves
blood supply to the muscles and surges their capacity to use oxygen. Outdoor exercises such as swimming and
bicycling can help build and maintain strong muscles and having cardiovascular
benefits. Weight-bearing and resistance exercises are the best for bones since
they force you to work against gravity. These include walking, hiking, jogging,
tennis, and dancing. Resistance exercises, like lifting weights, strengthen
bones too.
4. It Can Increase Your Energy Levels: – Exercising regularly increases our stamina
and strength. This helps daily activities like climbing stairs become easier. It
increases energy levels by strengthening the circulation and the heart muscle. When
your body becomes more active internal mechanisms like metabolism and blood
flow increase.
5. It Can Reduce Your Risk of Chronic Disease: Sedentary
lifestyles increase causes of Chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, high
blood pressure, depression and anxiety. You get prolonged life and reduced
disease risk with a minimum of 45 minutes of exercising. The first 20 minutes
of the workout, if someone has been deskbound, provide most of the health
benefits.
6. It Can Help Skin Health: The sweat
caused by working out helps to keep the skin supple and cleans off the pores. It
also reduced wrinkles as it maintains healthy levels of the stress-related
hormone ‘cortisol’. Furthermore, by toning your muscles helps to reduce the
appearance of cellulite.
7. It Can Help Your Brain Health and Memory: Your brain
is no different from the rest of the muscles in your body. Exercise boosts
memory and thinking by improving mood and sleep, and by reducing stress and
anxiety. It increases heart rate, which pumps more oxygen to the brain. It also
releases a plethora of hormones that nourishes the growth of brain cells. Boxing
for instance; Sparring or punching a bag sharpens the memory by challenging
your mind and muscles to combat each move. Thus, improving hand-eye
coordination.
