Reap the Benefits of an Exercise Routine

If you just looked at the advertisements, you would think that the main reason people exercise is to look good—that’s what the gyms make it seem like anyway, with their perfect looking models, or the magazines telling you to get your “bikini body” ready for summer. But what these advertisers miss is that there are many benefits to exercise beyond just looking good. Better sleep, for one, and a stronger immune system. Exercise can also improve hormonal balance, help stabilize your mood, and even extend your life. Regular exercise is just one of those things that once it becomes a part of your life, you don’t know how you ever lived without it because you start to feel so much better. Part of this, as a recent study has found, is that certain types of exercise can actually help preserve your youth—both in how you look and how you feel. Read more…