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Monday, June 13, 2011

Benefits of Exercise

Susan Brannon
13 June 2011

Do you need to blow off some stress?  A 30 minute workout or walk can help to calm you down.  Why is this?
•    Physical exercise increases the serotonin level in your brain  that leaves you feeling happier and more relaxed than before you worked out. 
•    You will look better
•    Can boost your confidence and self-esteem
•    And help to prevent depression

What about heart disease and osteoporosis?
•    Working out and exercise can help to prevent and manage, high blood pressure
•    Regulate your cholesterol and boosts HDL, good cholesterol while decreasing triglycerides.  This helps to keep your blood flowing smoothly and can help to lower the buildup of plaque in your arteries.

And weight loss?
•    By increasing your activity, you use more calories, and the easier it is to maintain and control your weight. 
•    Combining exercise and changing your diet, you will slowly build your muscles and burn off the fat!

Wondering how you can do this without any time?
•    Read my “bathroom” and at “work” exercises linked below
•    Use extra energy, exaggerate your movements when making the beds, vacuuming, dusting, sweeping and washing the dishes! 
•    Turn off your TV and instead take a brisk walk.  You will not miss much on the television anyways.

Wondering about tiredness?
•    When you exercise, this increases oxygen and nutrients to your tissues, increases your blood circulation making your lungs work more efficiently, thus creating more energy to do things.

Worried about lack of sleep?
•    Exercise is known to promote better sleep.
•    Hint:  Don’t exercise just before going to bed!  It is best to exercise before eating your dinner, or just after if you will be up for a while.  This is because exercise increases your blood flow and gives you energy. 

This does not make any sense…
•    Because you use energy in exercise, your will relax, breath better creating the ability to sleep deeper and fall asleep faster.

Sleep is important because…
•    It helps to improve your concentration and helps you to be more productive during the day.

What about sex?
•    If you feel “out of shape” to engage in sex, it is proven that if you exercise it can leave you energized, looking better, gain self-confidence and have a positive effect on your sex life. 
•    Regular exercise can raise the level of sexual arousal in women, and helps men with erectile dysfunction.

In the end, I do not see anything negative about exercising!  You will end up with only positive results, who can loose?

Get up, turn off that TV, shut down your computer for 30 minutes and move your body!

Helpful Hint:

While cleaning the house, put on some music and dance and sing while you clean!  You can even have the little kiddo’s help you!

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