What is physical exercise?
This is any movement that makes your muscles work and requires your body to burn calories.
Examples of physical exercises
- Swimming
- Jogging
- Running
- Walking
- Dancing
Benefits include:
- Improving mood
Exercise has shown to decrease feelings of depression, sadness and anxiety thus making you feel happier.
- Weight loss
Regular exercise has shown to increase metabolic rate, which can burn more calories to help you lose weight. Supplementing exercise with some weight loss products like Green Tea Fat Burner can help you achieve your weight loss goals faster.
It also helps you to maximize fat loss and maintain lean muscle mass
- Maintains strong bones and muscles
As people age the muscle mass and function tend to reduce which can lead to increased risk of injury and fractures therefore regular exercise helps maintain your muscle strength and reduces muscle loss as well as bone density thus preventing conditions like osteoporosis.
- Increases energy levels
Regular exercise reduces feelings of fatigue and tiredness.
It boosts the cardiovascular system and lungs which helps in production of energy.
- Reduces risk of chronic diseases
Exercise improves insulin sensitivity thus reducing the risk of diabetes type 2
It also reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and is also therapeutic in the management of heart disease.
Reduces the risk of cancers
Reduces the risk of hypertension
- Skin health
Moderate exercise provides antioxidant protection and promotes blood flow which protects your skin and delays signs of aging.
- Boosts brain health and memory
Exercise enhances growth of brain cells and promotes changes in brain structure and function.
It boosts the memory as it causes the hippocampus to grow in size
It reduces the chances of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
- Helps with relaxation and sleep
Regular exercise helps you relax and sleep better as the energy depletion that occurs during exercise stimulates restorative processes during sleep.
- Reduces pain
Regular exercise helps raise pain tolerance and pain perception.
- Improved sex life
It naturally boosts sex drive and libido and improves sexual performance and sexual pleasure.
Regular exercise strengthens the heart and improves blood circulation therefore it helps in the management of erectile dysfunction
Tips for successful exercise
- Find an exercise buddy
- Make it part of your routine
- Find your reason why
