15 Proven Benefits Of Exercise

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How old are you when you discovered that exercise is good for your health? How many times have you been told by your doctor to exercise? Okay, forget about that. The real problem is weather you actually exercise or not. A busy schedule makes it difficult to do, and another obvious culprit is laziness.

The most common reason people don't lose weight is they don't exercise or don't move a lot. To exercise, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to hit the gym. You can do it effectively at home. So, now, make and exercise plan at your most convenient time. If you have time for Facebook and Twitter, or any other social media sites, then, you should find time to exercise as well. Do it 30 to 45 minutes a day, 3 times in a week. I'm giving you many reasons you should exercise on a regular basis.

The Benefits of Exercise

1. Increases muscle size. It is also known as muscle hypertrophy. During exercise or intense physical activity, your muscles get stressed. With that, your brain's autonomic response is to increase blood flow (faster heartbeat) and increase oxygen (faster respiratory rate). More blood and oxygen to your muscles means more nutrients is being delivered and metabolism is accelerated. A regular exercise yields better nutrition as well as faster metabolism to produce healthier and bigger muscle cells.
2. Boosts sex appeal. Simply, it's a visual attraction. Everybody wants a great looking body and a toned sexy body is physically much more attractive than a thin or fat one. A good looking body, as a result of regular exercise raises your self-steem and confidence which add to your sex appeal.
3. Decreases risk of eye disorder. One good reason to exercise is to strengthen our immune system. As a result, our body is more resistant to diseases or disorders such as cataract and macular degeneration of the eye. It is believed that increased blood flow in the eye area decreases risk of eye disorder.
4. Improves blood circulation. During exercise, our body produces heat. A rise in body temperature stimulates vasodilation, an increase in blood vessel diameter. A wider blood vessels (arteries, arterioles and capillaries) deliver more nutrient rich blood to the different cells of our body. Therefore, improved blood circulation is improved nutrition. 
5. Improves mental performance. It is basically because of improvement in blood circulation. For a brain to work more properly and efficiently,  it needs more blood. Exercise stimulates production of feel-good hormones that aid in better thinking.
6. Improves mood. Feeling good is associated to our body's better health condition attained through exercise. A balanced hormonal production is another key to a happier sense of well being.
7. Improves physical performance.  Exercise strengthens our body due to exertion. It stimulates every cells, tissues, and organs to become stronger with physical activities. 
8. Improves posture and balance. Exercise strengthens bones and muscles that enable our body to control posture and balance.
9. Improves productivity. A physically fit body is certainly a good help in activities of daily living. Whatever things we do, reporting, housekeeping, traveling, chatting, blogging and more. With exercise, it conditions our body to do a lot more and become more efficient in any particular activity.  
10. Quicker response time. Through exercise, our body adapts to it. The everyday weight, stress and challenge, train us to become stronger and tougher. In addition to that, transmission of nerve impulses from and toward the brain is develop as well, a faster reaction time.
11. Strengthens bones and muscles. Exercise has a very important role, basically, it makes our body strong. Weight and stress such as carrying a 10 pounds dumbell (done properly) stimulates muscle growth. Muscles and bones become strong eventually. 
12. Strengthens immune system. Exercise stimulates metabolism. When done regularly, our body is built stronger as well as better immune system. The increase in blood circulation gives more nourishment inside our cells that promotes better immune system. 
13. Strengthens heart and lungs. Our heart and lungs are partners in nourishing our body cells. During and just after exercise, our heart and lungs are stimulated to deliver more nutrients and oxygen to the different parts of our body. A regular exercise keeps our heart and lungs in their best health condition. Please note that exercise is contraindicated to some cases.
14. Strengthens erection in men. Researchers believe that improved blood circulation is responsible for harder erection. The penis is composed of a smooth muscle which means there are no bones that make it hard. It's just the blood. Though there are other things that can arouse a man, the rush of volume of blood makes it long and strong. So, more importantly, exercise is actually significant specially for men.
15. Weight loss. Exercise helps burn fat particularly aerobic exercise. If you love to eat and you just sit in the office all day, then, exercise is for you. Exercise is most important in weight loss aside from eating less.

Now, you have 15 reasons to exercise. For the benefit of your body and your future as well. Fit looking body gives you self-steem and confidence. Enough reasons to motivate you to have a meaningful life.