Are you looking for a little inspiration and motivation for your workouts?

I know that creating and keeping up with an exercise routine can be a real challenge … especially when you’re busy.

But if you’re doing to be successful in anything you do, you have to MAKE the time for things that are important to you.

Just look at these benefits of having a regular workout routine:

1. Exercise can make you happier and cut stress. It can physically change the parts of your brain that regulate stress and anxiety. PLUS it can boost your mood-lifting hormones AND improve your brain’s sensitivity to them.
2. It improves your sleep. Repeated studies show that regular exercisers tend to sleep better than people who don’t …. for a long list of reasons including less stress to body temperature changes before bedtime.
3. It can give you MORE energy. Studies show that regular exercise can fight fatigue and boost energy.
4. It’s good for your muscles. When you exercise, your body releases hormones that help your muscles recover and grow. This is super important as you get older because we tend to lose muscles with age.
5. It’s good for your bones. It helps build and maintain bones, fighting off osteoporosis (bone loss) as you get older.
6. It can help control your weight. Being inactive is a HUGE factor in gaining weight.
7. It cuts your risk of many diseases. Regular workouts boost your heart fitness and insulin sensitivity while lowering your blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels.
8. It’s good for your skin. Workouts can help boost antioxidant protection in your body while promoting blood flow. This can delay the signs of aging in your skin.
9. It keeps your brain healthy. Just as exercise keeps your heart and other organs healthy, it also helps your brain. Plus, it prompts your body to make more hormones that boost brain cell growth.
10. It’s good for your memory. It can help make the part of your brain involved with memory and learning (your hippocampus) bigger.
11. It’s good for your sex life. Regular workouts can boost your sex drive, pleasure, and might even reduce issues like erectile dysfunction.

Pretty good list, right?

What are YOU doing for your workout today?

REFERENCE:
www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-exercise