Psychological Benefits of Exercise
Psychological Benefits
It is proven that exercise benefits mental and emotional health, providing a great comfort:
Reduces stress, reduces anxiety, depression and its effects such as irritability and moodiness, because it makes you release the tension.
Sharpen your mind: Increases the flow of oxygen to the brain, improving your learning ability, concentration, memory and alertness.
Produce well-being: Stimulates the release of endorphins, which are hormones that produce feelings of pleasure.
Entertain you: you distracted from the concerns, it gives you a fun and healthy lifestyle.
A lack of exercise
If no regular exercise, over time weakens the heart, muscles, bones and joints, cells age, they reduce glare and sex drive.
If some reason stops you from playing sports, at least try to increase your daily activities such as:
Away from home: Use less a car or bus to move, use the stairs instead of the elevator, go for a walk in your neighborhood, walk your dog more often and longer.
At home: Spend less time watching television or computer, do stretching exercises, beam weights with dumbbells to strengthen your muscles up and down one or more steps for 30 minutes.
General Recommendations
- If you suffer any health problems or are pregnant, before starting to exercise check with your doctor.
- Practice this for at least 30 minutes, 3 to 5 times per week and the same time of day.
- Always do warm to prevent injury and begins with a slow program that will increase the pace gradually.
- Use quality sneakers, comfortable clothes made of cotton.
- Hydrate before, during and after exercise with a sports drink.
As you saw, the exercise benefits your health, your figure and your mental and emotional state. Choose a sport that is not a sacrifice for you, but the enjoyment, entertain you and fits your lifestyle.