Here
is a list of some important ways in which the body benefits when engaged
in habitual exercise:
1.Agility—once you begin exercising, performing other activities becomes much easier.
2. Better posture and profile.
3. Exercise stimulates the immune system. This decreases not only cold and flu infections, but also significantly reduces cancer mortality rates. It also aids in detoxification and body purity.
4. Exercise is a valuable tool for fighting depression and relieving anxiety and stress.
5. Promotes better sleep. Less sleep required for regeneration of nerve energy.
6. Exercise enhances circulation, which in turn improves memory and mental ability. giving greater alertness and clearer mind.
7. Helps reach and maintain proper weight. It burns calories, builds muscle, and increases the metabolism.
8. More poised and stable emotions.
9. Exercise decreases the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis by delivering blood to the joints, and can relieve headaches. It also helps in healing the body more quickly.
10. Aids in digestion and promotes intestinal activity, reducing gas and
constipation and establishing regularity.
11. Exercise helps protect from heart diseases by strengthening the heart, decreasing blood pressure, and heart rate, and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol while raising (HDL (good) cholesterol.
12. Increases energy levels, making us more efficient and productive in all that we do.
13. Helps strengthen the bones, helping them retain calcium and other minerals, thus aiding in the prevention of osteoporosis.
14. Regular exercise produces an “insulin-like” effect that can lower blood glucose!
