Benefits of Exercise Are More Than Just Looking Good

Many people in today’s world struggle with health problems. Exercise is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your physical health. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle by exercising will help you decrease your chances of getting health problems. Not only will it help with your health, but exercising can also help you sleep better.

Although there can be negative effects of excessive exercise, such as wear and tear on your heart muscles, that only comes from high-intensity exercise for long periods of time. Several marathoners, ultramarathoners, and Ironman triathletes were examined by British researchers. What they found was that this excessive, high-intensity aerobic exercise caused scarring and weakening of the heart for these athletes. That level is not needed to reap the benefits that exercise can give you. There is no need to work out for hours every day, just

working out for 120-299 minutes a week, about 20-40 minutes a day, it can lower your risk of heart attack or a stroke by 37 percent. Longer durations of exercise can increase the benefits.

Exercise can also help with sleep. Exercising regularly makes it easier to fall asleep. Lilly Rilley, Pennridge High School junior, works out almost every day. She works out to stay in shape for lacrosse, but also it helps her sleep. “Exercise helps me sleep better. The days I exercise I fall asleep much faster than the days I don’t” Lilly says. Not only will exercising help you fall asleep faster, but you will sleep deeper, which will increase your mood and energy throughout the day.

There are plenty of various ways to exercise. Working out doesn’t need to look like going to the gym, lifting crazy amounts of weight or running tens of miles. It could be as simple as walking your dog or doing some household chores. Finding the way that you enjoy exercising will help you on a daily basis and in the long run.

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