Exercise plays animportant role in sculpting your body and spiking your fitness levels. Dr. Tina Mahendrakar - Physiotherapist, Mumbai gives you 20 best reasons to exercise. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 1: Boosts mental health 

 

Exercising regularly for 30-45 minutes daily has great effects on the health of your brain. It also helps to improve mood. Exercises also helps in the creation of new neurons, due to this it keeps mental disorders like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's at bay. Exercise has a preventive effect even on the development of Dementia in later stage of life. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 2: Makes sex fun 

 

Regular exercise can pump up your energy level and make you look hot in front of your partner. All this can pump you life between the sheets. Regular physical activity can lead to enhanced arousal for women, and decreases the chance of erectile dysfunction in men. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 3: Keeps anxiety at bay 

 

Exercise helps to stop your constant anxiety, by giving a calming effect, which further helps you to gain confidence and takes your mind off from worries. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 4: Keeps your heart healthy 

 

People who exercise regularly, can easily prevent the risk of developing various killer heart diseases. If you have a family history of heart disease, then physical active can improve your chance of living a long and healthy life. Thus, use exercise as a source of motivation to reduce the risk of heart disease. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 5: Manages weight 

 

Maintaining a healthy weight is everyone's dream, and regular exercise will help you to achieve the desired weight. If you pair sufficient exercise with healthy eating, then it will also help you to get rid of those excess baggage. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 6: Lowers diabetes risk 

 

Exercise not only improves weight loss, but it also helps to reduce the risk of adult-onset diabetes in individuals who are already overweight or obese. Daily exercise helps to keep the level of blood sugar in check and reduces the risk of diabetes. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 7: Normalizes blood pressure 

 

High blood pressure is known as the 'silent killer', to reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, one should regularly exercise. Exercise, increase the blood flow and pumps better oxygen to the working muscles. This helps the blood vessels to be more relaxed and further helps to lower the blood pressure. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 8: Increases your stamina 

 

Exercise may cause you to sweat and it is exhausting, but when you count it on long-term basis, it helps you to increase your stamina and reduces fatigue. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 9: Boosts your immune system 

 

Regular exercise strengthens your immune system and makes you less susceptible to various viral illnesses like cold and flu. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 10: Keeps you healthy 

 

Exercises bestows you with good health by reducing the risk of various health conditions like obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 11: Lowers bad cholesterol 

 

Exercise helps to boost good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol in your body. Exercise further helps reduce the build-up of plaque in your arteries. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 12: Strengthens your muscles 

 

Exercise helps to strengthen your muscles, which can help you to maintain mobility as you age. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 13: Improves mood 

 

If you need an emotional pump, then don't rely on your favourite food, just head to the gym and start working out. Exercise helps to stimulate brain chemicals, which helps to cheer up your mood. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 14: Pumps up energy 

 

Regular exercise helps to improve muscle strength, boost energy and endurance. Exercise helps to supply sufficient oxygen to our tissues and help the system to work efficiently. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 15: Better sleep 

 

Regular physical activity can help you to sleep like a baby, when you jump on the bed, after a tiring day at work. Just be cautious to not exercise, just before heading to bed. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 16: Keeps bone healthy 

 

Regular exercise promotes bone formation and may prevent many forms of bone loss diseases like osteoporosis and arthritis. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 17: Reduces risk from cancer 

 

Exercise also helps to reduce the risk of various cancers like colon cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer. Protect yourself from various types of cancer, by adding exercise in your life. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 18: Provides longevity 

 

Regular exercise can add years to your life, and make your wish of living a long life come true. Exercise not only increases years to your life but also helps you to age in a healthy way. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 19: Eases back pain 

 

People who are a victim of back pain and bad posture, can ease their problem with a little stretching and exercise movements. Exercise is one of the best way, to reduce back pain and pain-free medication. 

 

Health Benefit of Exercise # 20: Improves learning 

 

Regular exercise helps to increase the level of brain chemicals, which are responsible to make new brain cells and establishes connections between brain cells to help us learn and grasp new things. Include complicated exercises in your daily workout routine like tennis, basketball to enhance your learning and concentration skills.

 

Sourse : Times of India