Making exercise apart of your lifestyle will increase your quality and quantity of life. Exercise has been proven over and over again to affect the body and boost your life in the nine ways stated below.Why You Should Exercise:
1. It strengthens the cardiovascular system
The strength of your heart and lungs will benefit wherever your vascular network goes…which is everywhere (including the brain).
2. It regulates fuel
As you age, the insulin levels start to drop and glucose has a harder time getting into your cells (which puts you at higher risk for diabetes). Exercise will regulate these two hormones and help glucose (the fuel of the body) to get into your cells.
3. It reduces obesity
Body fat not only brings chaos to the body, but it also encourages destruction in the brain. Exercise fights obesity by burning calories and decreasing appetite.
4. It elevates your stress threshold
Your body can learn to deal with high levels of stress through exercise. This will help your body to slow the aging process.
5. It lifts your mood
Studies have shown how keeping a good mood can lower our chances for dementia and depression. Lifting your mood will keep you connected with life by being involved and making friends.
6. It boosts the immune system
Your immune system will naturally start to decline as you age. Exercise will enhance your immune system’s ability to fight foreign invaders (cancer and disease) and heal damaged tissue.
7. It fortifies your bones
Osteoporosis is a serious disease and can be avoided through weight bearing exercise. It is important to have strong bones so you can continue to exercise as you age.
8. It boosts motivation
Exercise will challenge your body and brain. Challenges boost our motivation, which keeps us from falling into a sedentary lifestyle.
9. It fosters neuroplasticity
You can decrease your risk for neurodegenerative diseases by exercising. Exercise will strengthen the connections between your brain cells. Your brain will improve its ability to remember, to learn, to process more complex thoughts, and to handle any damage that comes.
Exercise will boost Quality and Quantity of life. However, it is not exercise alone, it is exercise, diet, and staying mentally active combined. It’s hard to ignore the advice when we have learned so much about the ‘why’ and ‘how’ to improve our quality and quantity of life.
Stay active and treat your body well.
Your immune system will naturally start to decline as you age. Exercise will enhance your immune system’s ability to fight foreign invaders (cancer and disease) and heal damaged tissue.
7. It fortifies your bones
Osteoporosis is a serious disease and can be avoided through weight bearing exercise. It is important to have strong bones so you can continue to exercise as you age.
8. It boosts motivation
Exercise will challenge your body and brain. Challenges boost our motivation, which keeps us from falling into a sedentary lifestyle.
9. It fosters neuroplasticity
You can decrease your risk for neurodegenerative diseases by exercising. Exercise will strengthen the connections between your brain cells. Your brain will improve its ability to remember, to learn, to process more complex thoughts, and to handle any damage that comes.
Exercise will boost Quality and Quantity of life. However, it is not exercise alone, it is exercise, diet, and staying mentally active combined. It’s hard to ignore the advice when we have learned so much about the ‘why’ and ‘how’ to improve our quality and quantity of life.
Stay active and treat your body well.
I agree...I have been learning more about Pilates helping with osteoporosis too.
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