Some of us might not be big fans of exercising regularly. But irrespective of age and gender, exercise provides certain health benefits. This article can help you understand why is it so important to be regular with exercise. It is never too late to start, so you can pull up your socks and try to include physical activity at least 5 days a week! You can make it fun, so you do not lose motivation.

Let’s look at the benefits of regular exercising:

· Helps in managing weight – As much as diet plays a role in maintaining a healthy weight, exercise is equally important to stay fit and healthy. By exercising regularly, you can burn calories that help you to manage weight. It also helps you to improve your metabolism which is necessary to maintain a healthy weight.

• · Improves brain power – Exercising over a period of time can help in releasing hormones, chemicals and proteins that help build brain cells and improve the structure, as there is an increased blood flow to brain. It can improve memory and reduce risk for any neurological disorders.
• · Kicks in feel-good hormones - It helps to produce hormones like endorphins and serotonin that are feel-good hormones. This helps you to be happier and helps relieve stress, anxiety or depressed feelings. It also makes you feel confident as it can help in improving your fitness levels and appearance.
• · Strengthens muscles and bones – Exercising regularly has shown to slow down the aging process. It also helps to reduce the loss of bone density as you age. Also, exercising from an early age can help build bones and muscles stronger. Muscle strengthening activities can help in increasing muscle mass and strength by preventing loss of muscles.
• · Reduced risk for diseases – It reduces risk for many diseases like diabetes, heart diseases, helps to reduce cholesterol, high BP, etc. It improves blood circulation, helps to stabilise blood sugar levels by managing insulin production and sensitivity. It is also seen that regular exercise can reduce the risk for certain cancers.
• · Improves quality of sleep – Exercising regularly can help you relax, reduce stress and anxiety which helps you to fall asleep faster. The energy depletion during exercise can help you fall asleep quicker and put you in a resting state to recover and rejuvenate through the night.
• · Increased ability to perform daily activities in old age– It helps to improve cognitive and motor skills by doing different kinds of physical activities. This in turn helps to improve brain function and carry out daily activities with ease.
• · Improves immunity – Research studies have shown that exercise helps to improve immunity by increasing the quality of overall health, thereby reducing infections and improving immunity.

The benefits of regular exercise go beyond just fitness, it also helps to improve your overall physical and mental health which keeps you in great shape. So have fun and stay fit, always!

References:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-exercise#TOC_TITLE_HDR_4

https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048389

https://medlineplus.gov/benefitsofexercise.html

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/exercise-health-benefits/

https://www.webmd.com/men/features/exercise-benefits