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Now, I know what you're all thinking: we exercise to lose fat so we can look good! To be honest, that's the reason why most of us exercise, and there's nothing wrong with that!
But did you know that exercise gives us some much more substantial benefits than just looking good? It's true! If you're working out just to look good, then consider these other benefits just a bonus!
Regular exercise has been proven to: 1) Fight Obesity: Obesity is linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes.
2) Improve Physical Performance: Resistance training will increase muscle size, strength and endurance. This, in turn, will help with improvements in work, sports, hobbies, and day-to-day activities.
3) Prevent Muscle Loss: Unless you strength train regularly, you will lose about 1 pound of muscle every year of your life after age 25. Resistance training prevents the muscle loss that normally accompanies the aging process. Resistance training can even reverse some muscle loss!
4) Increase Metabolism: The muscle loss we all experience each year (after age 25) creates a 1.5% reduction in basal metabolic rate (BMR) every year. A reduction in BMR means that your body is less able to use the food you consume as energy.....thus more gets stored as fat. Resistance training will slow, or even reverse, that muscle loss - which will increase the BMR.
5) Decrease The Risk Of Injury: Not only will consistent exercise improve balance and stability, but regular resistance exercise will do even more to reduce the risk of injury! Muscles function as shock-absorbers and serve as important balancing agents throughout the body. Well-balanced muscles reduce the risk of injuries that result when a muscle is weaker than its opposing muscle group.
6) Improve Blood Pressure: According to the World Health Organization, high blood pressure may contribute up to 50% of cases of cardiovascular disease which kills more than 12 million worldwide people each year. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure for most people.
7) Help Heart Disease: By helping to keep the arteries free and clear of obstructions, exercise helps to prevent heart disease. Regular aerobic exercise also lowers the Resting Heart Rate (RHR), a key indicator of heart health.
8) Help Prevent Cancer: Evidence suggests that 1/3 of the 550,000 cancer deaths that occur in the United States each year are due to unhealthy diet and insufficient physical activity. Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer.
9) Help Prevent Diabetes: The American Public Health Association has announced that being physically fit may help prevent the development of diabetes in healthy women.
10) Help Prevent Estrogen Loss: Regular exercise can prevent or lessen the impact of many of the changes women experience during menopause (particularly bone loss/bone weakening). There is some evidence that symptoms often associated with the hormonal changes of menopause, such as hot flashes, insomnia and depression can also be alleviated by exercise.
Well, there you have it.....ten reasons why regular exercise will help you add years to your life.....and you thought that exercise just helped you look good in a swimsuit!!
About the author:
Tracie Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The Pace, a 30-minute exercise studio for women focusing on fitness, health and nutrition for maximum weight loss. Please visit http://www.letspickupthepace.com/ for more information.
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