The Benefits

Working out can provide a large range of benefits to your health. The three big categories of these are mental and physical benefits that can improve your quality and how long you live as well.

Mental Health Benefits

• Some of the more instant benefits are improved mental health. Working out increases levels of adrenaline and endorphin levels.

  • Decreases levels of anxiety and stress.

  • Help keep everyones’ minds sharp, especially younger and older people.

Physical Health Benefits

• Losing weight.

  • Exercise helps to burn calories and keep the calories away.

    • If more calories are consumed than burned, weight is gained.

    • If more calories are burned than consumed, weight is lost.

  • Working out consistently can also help keep the weight away because your body will eventually condition itself to need less food.

• Working can also prevent many different health risks such as:

  • Cardiovascular disease

    • Heart disease and stroke

      • Working out at least 150 minutes a week can severely reduce your chances of these happening to you.

• Strengthen muscles and bones

  • Working out consistently helps maintain muscle mass, strength, and growth.

Long-Term Benefits

• Prevents some Cancers

  • Bladder, breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, lung, and stomach cancers.

• Help you live longer

  • It is estimated that 110,000 death could have been prevented, in people aged 40 or higher, if they had maintained a basic level of working out throughout their lives (CDC).

This information was gathered from the CDC website, where you can also learn more. Click Here for more information.