What are the Benefits of Aerobic Exercise?
There are three major levels of benefits to be reaped
from your aerobic lifestyle: your looks, your health and
your mental fitness.
It is one of the best self improvement
activies you can ever engage in. Aerobics, as we’ve already discussed,
burns fat and slims you down in much shorter time than
dieting alone ever could. Aerobic exercise also does nice
things for your skin, increasing its glow and elasticity.
The sweat you work up opens your pores, making the time
after aerobics class the perfect opportunity for
an exfoliating scrub or a mask. Your clothes will fit
looser and you will move more freely. You’ll have more
energy, too.

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Your physical health improves in all sorts of ways, from
increased oxygen consumption and blood volume, to lower
blood pressure and resting heart rate. Your “bad” (LDL)
cholesterol will decrease and your “good” (HDL)
cholesterol will increase. Your heart won’t be working
as hard in normal activity, your blood pressure will be
lower, and your glucose tolerance will be improved. If
you’re watching your diet as well as exercising
regularly, you are doing all sorts of wonderful things
for your chemistry, making your body more inclined to
lose fat.
Along with your good-looking outside and your
good-feeling insides, your brain and mind benefit
greatly from exercise. Depression studies continue to
find that people who exercise tend to suffer less
depression and experience shorter-duration depression
than people who don’t exercise.
Exercise is also terrific for siphoning off some
anxiety: people tend to feel more relaxed after working
out, and they sleep better too. Exercise (particularly
aerobic exercise) promotes the release of endorphins in
the brain, creating a powerful and natural
antidepressant activity that lasts well beyond the
workout itself. Exercise is an important component of
good mental health, releasing stress and tension,
reducing anxiety and fighting depression with hormones
and endorphins –the feel-good chemicals your body needs. |