Benefits of Exercise

There is no doubt that there are various benefits of exercise but usually these are overlooked. Nowadays most of the people lay stress on physical benefits of exercise such as for reducing body weight, to get well shaped body and for maintenance of fitness. It cannot be denied that physical as well as physiological benefits of exercises are remarkable in numerous ways but physiological benefits have their own value in modern societies of the world. As a matter of fact, most of the persons are falling prey to various physiological disorders or illnesses such as tension, stress, depression, mood swings, impaired memory, and anxiety etc. Indeed, research studies conducted in this field indicate that regular physical exercise enhances mental as well as emotional fitness and wellness. It improves mood, body image, self-esteem and makes an individual confident to handle the various odd situations. In fact, regular physical exercise  can promote psychological well-being as well as improve quality of life.

Common benefits of exercise:-

1. Reduce depression:-Research studies indicate that regular physical exercise can greatly reduce the depression and in some cases prevent the symptoms of depression. As a matter of fact, aerobic  and anaerobic exercises seem to be equally effective in producing anti depressive effects. Even exercise is considered the most important element in comprehensive treatment programmes for depression. Scientists believe that enhancing body image, improving moods, health physical appearance all boost self-confidence and create a feeling of success, which automatically reduce depression .
2. Improves mental alertness:-Stress, tension and fatigue negatively affect concentration, comprehension and memory. Since exercise is the best way to reduce stress and improve energy levels, a regular exercise  will enhance mental alertness. By improving the circulation of blood, and consequently of oxygen and nutrients to the brain results in better thinking.
3. Improves self-confidence and body image:-It is usually seen that most of the persons feel unhappy and dissatisfied about their physical appearance. After regular exercise most of the persons begin to see the positive physical change. After having seen the results, they tend to feel proud of their success. They also tend to feel good. As a matter of fact, how we feel affects, how we use our bodies and how we look. Feeling of distress can cause us to hunch our bodies in an effort at self-protection. As a result, our spines get compressed and our breathing gets shallow. We limit our movements and as a result our muscles and joints become stuff and weak. In fact, exercise helps us to stand erect, feel better and face the world with a positive outlook.
4. Boosts memory:-Regular physical exercise boosts memory and ability to learn new things. In fact, regular exercises increase hippocampus cells which are responsible for memory and learning. Research studies indicate that running sprints improves vocabulary retention among healthy adults. Some studies also show that regular physical exercise helps neurons to stay in shape, specially in the memory area of brain.
5. Feeling great overall:-One of the physiological benefits of exercise is to have a overall great feelings. As a matter of fact, the combination of enhanced self-confidence, reduced stress and tension, reduce anxiety, improve moods, reduced depression and improved mental health along with physical and physiological benefits make an individual to have a feeling of being great overall.