6 Obvious Reasons Why You Should Workout

If you poll 100 people and ask them if they feel and look their best all the time, it’s likely you would get a unanimous yes from voters.  If you asked them as a follow up, are they willing to workout to do it, most would still say yes, but you surely would get a few, unfortunate no’s.  A litany of excuses would follow.  Most of them would be easily refutable.  However, the excuses may still prevail.  Here are six reasons that could overcome those excuses

Better Mood

Who doesn’t want to be happier today than they were yesterday.  Exercise makes you feel better.  You\’ll feel stronger.  Stand up taller.  You feel more positive and people take notice.  It may take a few sessions to start seeing results, but keep checking yourself in the mirror.  The results will come.

You Can Eat More

When you see people who look great, but also always seem to be eating making your wonder where they put it all, you can’t help it to feel a little envious.  During exercise, you burn more calories than if you were sedentary.  When you are done working out, you need to replenish and refuel the body.  Protein for your muscles.  You also need to rehydrate.  You can take in more calories because you are expending more calories.  That mean you might even find a little room for a cheat meal here and there.

Good For Your Health

Yes, exercise is excellent for achieving optimal health.  Going for your annual checkup, your doctor will be checking lots of data points.  Being at a healthy weight leads to a generally healthy BMI.  Exercise also promotes healthy skin and a healthy heart.  Lastly, your doctor will check your bloodwork and get back in touch with your numbers.  Working out will certainly help improve cholesterol and other levels.

Reduces Stress

Get rid of all of that nervous, pent up energy by throwing some weight around.  If something is bothering you, like a relationship or a work project, sitting still and doing nothing will lead you to getting antsy.  Shifting your focus and your energy to something productive will help you release the stress and turn that pent up energy for good.  You’ll take the stress off your heart and make it stronger in the process.

More Energy

Working out to get stronger does actually make you stronger.  Personal trainers will stake their entire professional careers on this idea.  You will have more energy to do more activities.  A boost of endorphins can send positive vibes through your whole body and mind.

Improves Sleep

Better workouts lead to better sleep which leads back to a better workout.  Sleep is so important for achieving the fitness results you desire.  Experts recommend 7-9 hours of sleep per night.  Try to go to sleep and wake up at consistent times.  Because exercise reduces stress, it allows you to get into bed with less on your mind.  And, whatever is on your mind, you’ll have an easier time sorting through it and coming up with ways to solve and accomplish the task at hand.

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