subject: The Importance Of Exercise In Your Life [print this page] The question that many people are asking is this - just why is exercise so important?
Contrary to what some people think, the human body was designed not to be lazy. It was designed for activity. Of course, it is essential to rest and recharge the body, but all rest and no activity is not good for you.
The reasons are many as to why exercise is necessary for you to live a healthy life. Below are just a few of the most relevant ones:
It relieves stress, improves stamina, prevents injury and disease and firms you up. Exercise helps you release the tension in your muscles that being stressed incurs.
To increase your stamina in order to live a more efficient life, you have to get some sort of exercise on a frequent basis - say, 3-4 times a week. This will help lessen the work your heart has to do to pump blood through your body.
Consequently, your body, when strengthened by exercise, is able to defend itself more easily against disease and/or injury. In fact, exercise is instrumental in even helping prevent injury or disease.
It's been found that exercise helps reduce risks of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and more.
Exercise improves not only your strength, but also your flexibility. This enables you to walk or run better, recover from soreness more quickly, and to be helped in firming up your body.
The results of being firmer are obvious, right? Better muscle definition. Better posture. More confidence. You look better. And you feel better.
You have less stress, which means you have a better self-image. You're sharper mentally and more balanced emotionally. You play ball better. You love better. You work better. You enjoy life more.
In addition, you are able live more efficiently. Your sleep is better, so you're more awake during the day. Because you're more awake, you're more alert. This, in turn, makes you more productive. Less time, more work.
Added together, exercise makes all aspects of your life better. Therefore, it is very important that you exercise often and on a consistent basis. You'll live more comfortably and be healthier.
