“I am not overweight, so why should I be exercising?” If you asked yourself this question, like so many of us did at the beginning of the year, here are a few really good reasons to start exercising:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Exercise can be a great mood enhancer, depression buster, and stress manager: do your workouts in nature, and enjoy the benefits of fresh air and sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Sleep well after a good workout: of course, don’t exercise too late in the evening, as that can backfire on your, giving you extra energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Exercise lowers the bad cholesterol, as well as your blood pressure, helping prevent heart conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Reduce back pain when you strengthen your back muscles, by improving flexibility with regular exercising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Systematic exercise enhances your immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Exercise also helps slow the aging process, because of increased blood flow to all the organs, as well as muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, exercise has a lot more benefits, and YOU can definitely benefit from regular exercising activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now you may ask: but how do I exercise? I don’t like the thought of having to work out all the time. Well, you can actually enjoy your workout routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you like swimming, go a couple of times a week. If you like company, invite a friend for a nice stroll in the park, and if you find yourself wanting more, go ahead and sign up for a gym, where you can use their professional equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can also go bike riding a few times a month, and why not sign up for a dance class?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, vary your routine, so you don’t get bored, and also for the benefit that you get from exercising different areas of your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, many times you can get in a little bit of exercise without even trying. If you mow your lawn with a push mower, if you are weeding, or gardening, you are in fact exercising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you go shopping or are out on errands, make sure you don’t look for the closest parking spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you have a two-story house, find reason to go up and down the stairs several times a day (checking on your kids, getting a load of laundry to the lower floor, taking back the folded laundry, or any other reason to move your muscles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember to warm up and cool down before and after your exercising time, and make sure you don’t forget to drink plenty of water to flush out toxins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy your new found flexibility, strength, and increased self esteem!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “I am not overweight, so why should I be exercising?” If you asked yourself this question, like so many of us did at the beginning of the year, here are a few really good reasons to start exercising: – Exercise can be a great mood enhancer, depression buster, and stress manager: do your workouts in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[114],"yoast_head":"\n