For your Health and Well-Being
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Make Exercises a Part of your Daily Routine
Keep your Mind and Body at its Best
You would have probably heard the oft-repeated phrase, “Exercise is good for you.” But do you know the impact it has on you? From looking good to feeling good, boosting your sex levels to maintaining an optimal weight, let’s take a look at how exercise can improve your life.
Why should you Remain Fit, when there is no pressing need to do so?
Very often people state that human beings as a race have come a long way from our origins. We no longer roam around forests trying to hunt our next meal. Then, why the need to remain physically fit?
While it may be true that we are no more nomads in the Stone Age, we still trace our roots to our Nomadic Ancestors who roamed the Earth, thousands of years ago. Our bodies were designed to travel long distances and to remain active on a daily basis.
Just like a sports car has been designed to reach high speeds, our bodies are primarily designed to move. Imagine you have a top-end sports car, that you lock in your garage and take out only for a short run every other week, you can be sure that your car will develop engine problems quickly and won’t perform at this optimum level.
Similarly, when you sit hunched at a desk all day or lounge on the couch in front of the TV, your body is prone to develop problems fairly quickly.
Top Benefits of Exercising Regularly
Read on to discover the immense benefits of physical activities and find out ways to integrate it into your routine.
1.Control Your Weight
Do the scales make you shriek in fear every time you step on it? Worry not, with exercises you can shed the extra flab or maintain your body. When you engage in any physical activity, you’re burning off calories. The more calories you burn, the higher the weight loss.
Not able to fit regular trips to the gym amidst your busy schedule? Practice a few yoga asanas for a few minutes daily at home. Skip the elevator and take the stairs, increase the intensity of household chores. It doesn’t matter what type of exercise you’re doing, as long as you keep moving. Consistency is what counts.
2. Prevent diseases and stay on top of your Health
No matter your age or physical fitness levels, exercises reduce the bad cholesterol and improve the amount of HDL or good cholesterol in your body. Regular exercising combats a range of health issues like stroke, cardiac arrest, blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and depression.
3. Feel Good
Stressed out after a tiring day at work? Feeling blue? Tie on your sneakers and take a brisk walk for 30-minutes. Or pump some weights at the gym. Or hit the yoga mat.
Whatever be your workout choice, physical activity increases the secretion of the feel-good hormones (endorphins) in your body.
Also, nothing boosts your self-esteem like regular exercise. You, not only, look good but also feel good. Bask in the glow and watch your confidence levels soar.
4. Boost your Energy Levels
Do you often feel tired and lethargic? It’s time to pump the music and get moving. Regular exercise improves your endurance levels and promotes muscle strength. When you’re engaged in physical activity, the supply of oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and tissues, increases. This improves the functioning of your cardiovascular system, thereby giving you an abundant reserve of energy to tackle your daily chores.
5. Catch up on your ZZZZssss
Having a hard time falling asleep? Or suffering from disturbed sleep? Regular exercising promotes better sleep and improves the quality of your sleep.
6. Put the Zing back in your Sex Life
Feeling tired or out of shape to enjoy intimacy with your partner? Suffering from sexual issues? Sneak in a few minutes of exercise daily and watch your sex life soar.
7. It can be Fun and improve your Social Life
Getting fit is not about tying yourself to the treadmill. It can be anything that you enjoy. It can be a dance class or a new hobby like bicycling, swimming or yoga and meditation. Exercise doesn’t have to be a solitary activity. It can be a pilates class or even karate.
Whatever type of exercise you choose, you’re sure to meet new people and make new friends. Boost your social life and lift your mood with exercise.
Some easy tips to integrate exercises into your daily routine
- Consult a physician before you start any new exercise regime, especially if you have been leading a sedentary lifestyle all these years.
- It doesn’t matter what exercise you’re doing as long as you’re consistent. Something as simple as a 30-minute walk daily can benefit you a lot. Try to mix in cardio and strength training to reap the maximum benefits.
- Don’t drain yourself out as soon as you begin. Start with simple exercises and increase the intensity, as you progress.
- Aim for at least 150 minutes of exercise every week. You can split this as moderate and intense on different days.
- Working out while listening to your favourite music improves not only your motivation but also boosts your cognitive functioning. So, tune in and get started.
The Bottom Line on Exercising Regularly
Don’t start exercising just because you’re forced to or are bothered by the number on the scales. Instead, consider exercises as a regular part of your daily routine like brushing or taking a bath. Believe and understand the potentials of exercises and watch it transform your life.
Have Fun, Feel and Look Good with Regular Exercising!
