Mental And Physical Benefits Of Exercise

Mental And Physical Benefits Of Exercise
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Health experts often suggest that exercise for 30 minutes five times a week is considered useful to ensure a healthy life. However, the benefits of regular exercise goes beyond a healthy body and contribute significantly to mental and social areas. Exercises have several health benefits ranging from helping in weight loss and tone muscles to increase confidence and improve mental function.

The benefits of physical exercise for health

Some of the main physical benefits of regular exercise include,

• The regular assistance to burn fat in the body and contributes significantly to weight loss. Exercise also helps to build mass and muscle tone and strengthen the body that increases the physical characteristics of an individual.

• Regular exercise is seen as raising levels of an individual, which in turn help to effectively perform energy. Exercise contributes significantly to improving the skills and agility of an individual.

• Exercise helps to protect the whole body shape because it increases the flexibility and overall muscle strength. However, exercise should be done correctly to prevent injury.

• Exercise is known to improve neuromuscular coordination and helps develop a stronger skeletal structure.

• Exercise can strengthen the immune system and also improves various digestive and gastrointestinal.

• Exercise is considered advantageous in the management of a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and many more.

• Some experts believe that exercise can also reduce the risk of developing certain types of cancers. Also, training shoes should be free and open to air to avoid toe nail fungus.

Mental benefits of exercise

Exercise helps to improve blood circulation throughout the body, including the brain tissue. This in turn helps to improve a wide range of mental functions. In addition, regular exercise stimulates the productions of certain hormones, which are also likely to affect mood and cognitive abilities of an individual. Some of the benefits of exercise include registered common,

• It enhances memory and improves concentration.

• It stimulates the productions of endorphins, which in turn is considered advantageous to induce relaxation of the mind and contributes to the effective management of stress and depression.

• Improves self-confidence and mental agility.

• Anger Management several experts suggested that exercise can play a crucial role in the control of discontent and is considered vital for anger managements.

• Exercise promotes better sleep, which is essential for normal brain function.

Benefits of exercise

Regular exercise has several pleasant and psychological benefits, which not only improve the self-image of the individual, but also to improve the perception of the image of his peers, family and society in general. Some of the major benefits of exercise include,

• Exercise helps to reduce anxiety and help to deal with problems such as stage fright, etc.

• Exercise improves the image of an individual self, which in turn helps to cope rationally with social and family pressures.

• The overall outlook towards life can be enumerated by exercise. An individual who exercise regularly are much more calm and composed, which in turn improves makes them feel better in his life.

• Sufficient rest: Adequate sleep allows the recovery of the stress of intense exercise. It is important to ensure that we have a good sleep in their training days. In case you feel restless or have trouble sleeping on a regular basis, reconsider your training intensity.

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Squat To Sumo Squat(01 of06)
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A wider stance with the toes slightly turned outward recruits smaller lower-body muscles into your squat while working the big ones even more. Combining the sumo squat with a more traditional one turns this into a superset of sorts. With your weight in your heels, sit back and down, keeping the chest up, until your thighs are parallel with the floor. After returning to standing, rotate the toes out about 45 degrees and squat again. That’s one rep. Aim for three sets of 15. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
Glute Press(02 of06)
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Start on your hands and knees. While balancing on one leg, flex the other foot and press the heel toward the ceiling. Imagine you’re balancing a glass of water on that raised heel to help you keep it level. When your thigh is just past parallel to the ground, lower your leg back to a neutral position without letting it touch the ground. Try for 12 on each side, and work up to three sets. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
Standing Kickback(03 of06)
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Standing tall, balance on one leg and lift the opposite leg straight back. Keep the lifted leg as straight as possible, focusing on squeezing the muscles on that side. Hold onto the back of a chair if balancing feels tough. Completely 15 on each leg and work up to repeating three times. If it gets too easy, try it with a cable machine for added resistance. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
Stability Ball Wall Sit(04 of06)
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Leaning back onto a stability ball not only adds a bit of core work as you keep yourself balanced, it also helps support good upper-body form throughout this move, which, without the ball, would basically be a squat. With the ball around your lower to middle back, move your feet about six inches in front of your body. You should feel like you’re leaning back at an angle. Lower your body as your back rolls along the ball. Your butt should move slightly under the ball. When your thighs are parallel to the floor, stand back up. Try for three sets of 15. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
Single-Leg Bridge(05 of06)
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There’s no reason not to go for a classic glute bridge, but balancing on one leg kicks the move up a notch, and requires some additional core work to boot. Lying on your back with your arms by your sides, plant your right foot on the floor and extend the left leg straight toward the ceiling. If your hamstrings are tight and keeping that leg straight is tough, extend it at a 45-degree angle like this instead. Pressing through the right heel, lift the hips until your spine is straight. Then gently lower the hips back to starting position. Try for 12 on each leg, and work up to completing three sets. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)
Curtsy Lunge(06 of06)
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You also can’t go wrong with a classic lunge, but this variation gets deep into those glutes and outer thighs. Start with your feet hip-width apart, then step the right foot behind the left, as if you were curtsying before a queen. Bend the knees and lower your body until the left thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep both knees bent at about 90 degrees and the chest and shoulders up and back. Try 12 curtsies on each side and work up to three sets. (credit:Damon Dahlen/Huffington Post)

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