SubscribeTop 10 Exercise Facts: Important information about exercise
March 7, 2010 0 Comments
In need of extra energy after a tiring day of work? It could be
that your body is not fit enough to take on the hectic schedule
your life dictates. There is only one answer that will allow you to
do everything that need to do and more each and every single day,
and that is EXERCISE. Being active and keeping yourself healthy can
offer you a lot of things beyond a great looking body. If you need
the motivation to start an exercise program, here are some
important facts that you need to know about exercise, and why you
need to start moving.
1. Frequent movement beats
stress
Some people think that exercising leads to stress. On the contrary,
exercise makes your body more capable to handle stressors you
encounter in your day to day activities. According to Cedric
Bryant, American Council on Exercise’s chief exercise psychologist
said, “Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a
positive distraction. Not only are you stress free, but you also
become noticeably happier when you exercise.
2. Finding time for fitness is a
breeze
Most complaint about fitness is that it takes a chunk out of your
busy schedule. Contrary to what most people think, exercising does
not really have to take a lot of your time, especially if you do it
frequently.
Time management and ingenuity is the key when incorporating
exercise to a hectic lifestyle. You get to exercise if you take
your kids to the park or go riding bikes with them. In addition
some people schedule meetings while going for a jog or when playing
golf. Trudging to the gym is really not necessary as you can even
do your exercise while sprinting up the stairs instead of taking
the elevator. Taking the stairs is pretty much the same as using
the step ladder at the gym.
3. Exercises a day does keep the doctors
away
According to researchers, those who exercise frequently are the
ones who are often spared from heart disease, high blood pressure,
osteoporosis, and loss of muscle mass. Plus, it keeps you looking
younger and fresh every day.
Who needs to keep using many anti-aging creams if you are fit and
healthy? Nobody. If a person exercises frequently without overdoing
the strenuous activity, that person will have more time to play
with their kids and work rather than be stuck in bed with a cold or
flu. As far as research goes, exercises have provided a positive
effect on all health problems so far.
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4. Exercise keeps a heart
healthy
Not only does exercising keep you strong, fit, and disease free,
exercise also helps keep your heart strong and healthy. Since the
heart is the most important part of the body, frequent exercise
keeps the heart pump regularly circulating blood everywhere and
makes you look and feel much better. After a few days exercising,
the heart and body adapts to the routine allowing you to feel
better and breathe easier.
5. Burn more and eat more
One of the things that terrifies those who want to lose weight is
that when they exercise, it would seem that they are eating more
and more. The thing is, the more you exercise, the more your body
requires food to help keep your energy up, plus it keeps your
metabolic rate high. At this rate, if you exercise well enough, you
will not feel guilty for eating a cookie that you want because you
are actually burning the calories that you take it. Of course, this
does not mean you can binge all day, every day, but healthy eating
is still needed.
6. Weight watching is not
necessary
While it is true that weight loss is one of the main reasons that
people exercise, you should remember that losing weight is not the
only benefit you can get out of following an exercise program.
While weight loss is indeed an effect, those who exercise should
remember that weight loss through exercising does not happen after
a few sessions. In fact, weight loss takes a while to take effect,
but the general positive effects of exercising are visible almost
instantly. This is why losing weight should not be the most
important goal but more like an added perk to a bigger goal.
7. Exercise is a performance
booster
Just a number of frequent exercise sessions, you may be able to
feel that your clothes are fitting a bit differently, and you will
be able to see that your muscle tone has somewhat improved. It is
through this that a number of muscles that you normally did not use
before will perform better, enabling you to do your tasks better.
For those who love recreational golf, pick-up basketball, or some
other sport, exercise will be able to improve your overall
performance and get you to play better, plus your balance will
improve as well as your agility.
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8. Fitness can bond people
Those who have a hard time squeezing in quality time with their
partners, siblings, or friend can thank exercise as well.
Exercising is always fun when you are not alone. Make your partner,
sibling, or friend your exercise buddy and spend even an hour every
day together with that person. Instead of meeting for lunch or
dinner, meet them for a jog or aerobics. Besides, according to an
expert, “For long-term weight loss, you need to have social
support.”
9. Exercise your way to a bigger
brain
Keeping yourself fit not only improves your body, but it also helps
improve your mental functions. One of the effects of exercise is
that it increases the levels of serotonin in the brain. This
increase leads to improved clarity and mental function as well as
improves your productivity. Research even shows that those who
exercise have proven to be more productive at work than those who
do not.
10. More exercise means more
energy
Having 30 minutes of exercise may not seem much to people, but you
may be surprised how effective a 30-minute workout can be. For a
quick 30-minute exercise, people end up feeling more energized
throughout the day, and even until the evening. The more a person
improves his or her stamina and strength, the more he or she finds
it easy to do tasks every day. Even climbing stairs and carrying
groceries would seem like a simple task after 30 minutes of
frequent exercise.
Whatever your reasons may be, the fact is that people do need to
exercise frequently. Not only does this promote weight loss in the
long run, but it also helps people perform better in their everyday
activities. So keep yourself healthy and fit through exercise and a
healthy diet.
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