Exercise is critical for your heart, brain and health. But too many people are avoiding it.
There are still people out there that will tell you, that exercise is actually waist of energy. So instead of wasting it, they store it and then they get very sick, because they stored too much of it. If you are one of these people, start working very hard on changing these assumptions.
I will say it again: Exercise is critical to your health.
Here are most often-heard reasons why people avoid exercising:
“It hurts.”
“It’s boring.”
“It’s not fun.”
“It makes me feel tired the rest of the day.”
“I don’t know what to do.”
“It’s embarrassing.”
“I don’t have time.”
I kind of understand these reasons. But it is unacceptable to not exercise because of these little things. Either you figure out the way to move your body on regular basis or you don’t. And if you don’t, you will suffer. As sure as gravity.
Although walking your dog is moving your body, and while it’s good for your dog, it doesn’t provide enough meaningful exercise for you. Walking your dog doesn’t count.
You have to make a conscious choice and effort to exercise. If you don’t, you are launching yourself down a path fraught with tremendous medical risks and disabilities, (so easy avoidable with intensive and regular exercise) affecting not only your life but also your family’s.
Exercise:
- Decreases blood pressure.
- Decreases stress.
- Helps you sleep better.
- Boosts energy.
- Helps you get stronger.
- Improves mood.
- Decreases cholesterol.
- Increases self-esteem.
- Makes you feel happier.
- Helps regulate blood sugar and decreases risks of complications if you have diabetes.
- Decreases risk of developing diabetes.
- Decreases risk of having a heart attack.
- Improves your sex life.
- Strengthens your heart.
- Increases endurance.
- Makes you look good.