Aerobic Exercise Benefits...
10 Most Important Benefits
These ten aerobic exercise benefits can help you live a stronger, longer and healthier life.
To put it quite simply, aerobics routines are any activities that requires rhythmic motion of large muscle groups.
This type of exercise overloads the heart and lungs causing them to work harder than at rest. With regular exercise over time, this builds up the muscle of the heart making it stronger.
Here are 10 top exercise benefits:
- Elevates mood and relieves symptoms of depression
Studies have shown that regular exercise produces endorphins...the body's natural feel-good hormones. - Reduces your risk of heart disease
Your body's ability to transport blood fats is improved when the cardiovascular system is strengthened.- Increases Energy
Something we all need...makes life way more fun!- Reduces Stress
Aerobic exercise is one of the best ways to bring down the levels of cortisol which is a stress hormone in the body.- Relieves PMS Symptoms
(Woo-hoo for the female gender!) Many women who exercise regularly have reported more regular periods with decreased PMS symptoms.- Keeps you Young!
What's not to like about this benefit? Keeps off weight gain and muscle loss which is common with aging.- Boosts Your Metabolism
Regular aerobic activity can help you maintain a healthy body composition while burning body fat.
- Improves Your Skin
Regular aerobic activity can help keep your skin young and dewy since it improves circulation.
- Increases Endurance
Cardio workouts can help you increase endurance for other exercises, sports or the everyday life.- Keeps you Alert
Increased circulation bringing nourishing oxygen to the brain keeps your brain happy!
Some examples of aerobic activity are: - Running
- Jogging
- Walking
- Swimming
- Cross- Country Skiing
- Cycling
These exercises should be performed continuously for at least 30-60 minutes 3-6 times a week. Studies have shown that walking will reduce the risk for heart disease just by taking a 20 minute walk 3 times a week. With any cardiovascular activity that you do, it is important to have a variety of activities so you can achieve a balanced workout for the health benefits. This is where cross-training is essential. An example would be cycling. You get a great cardio workout with cycling but there is no weight-bearing so you may want to add jogging or step aerobics so you get the impact exercise which helps build up bone density. With that said, these aerobic exercise benefits listed will add years to your life! Here's to good health and happiness.
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