Burnout: Exercise
- Mark Terrell
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min read
Exercise (Part 4 of 6)
I have transitioned on the topic of Burnout to ways to help either prevent or combat it if you are experiencing it currently. Last time I looked at the need to have a Hobby (an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure). I believe we need to have activities that we do just for fun and that bring us joy and freedom. Today I want to look at the importance of Exercise.
For the purposes of this blog I am going to define Exercise as:
activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.
There are many benefits to Exercising. Here is a list of 10 ways Exercising can improve a persons life:
1. It Can Make You Feel Happier: Exercising regularly can improve your mood and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.
2. It Can Help with Weight Loss: Exercise is crucial to supporting a fast metabolism and burning more calories per day. It also helps you maintain your muscle mass and weight loss.
3. It Is Good for Your Muscles and Bones: Physical activity helps you build muscles and strong bones. It may also help prevent osteoporosis.
4. It Can Increase Your Energy Levels: Engaging in regular physical activity can increase your energy levels. This is true even in people with persistent fatigue and those suffering from serious illnesses.
5. It Can Reduce Your Risk of Chronic Disease: Daily physical activity is essential to maintaining a healthy weight and reducing the risk of chronic disease.
6. It Can Help Skin Health: Moderate exercise can provide antioxidant protection and promote blood flow, which can protect your skin and delay signs of aging.
7. It Can Help Your Brain Health and Memory: Regular exercise improves blood flow to the brain and helps brain health and memory. Among older adults, it can help protect mental function.
8. It Can Help with Relaxation and Sleep Quality: Regular physical activity, regardless of whether it is aerobic or a combination of aerobic and resistance training, can help you sleep better and feel more energized during the day.
9. It Can Reduce Pain: Exercise has favorable effects on the pain that's associated with various conditions. It can also increase pain tolerance.
10. It Can Promote a Better Sex Life: Exercise can help improve sexual desire, function and performance in men and women. It can also help decrease the risk of erectile dysfunction in men.
For the purposes of this blog I want to focus on the ways that it helps with a person’s mental health. According to the list above there are 5 mental health advantages that come from Exercising. Exercise is helps by decreasing anxiety and depression. In addition, it also increases energy levels, brings blood to the brain that increases brain health and memory and increases the sleep quality. Personally, I feel better mentally when I am consistent with Exercising. Although, I admit that I am not consistent with being active. However, being a weekend warrior doesn’t work as well as it does to be consistent.
What do you think about Exercise? Is there a certain type of Exercise that you prefer? How often do you exercise?
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