Benefits of Exercise

Simply the best thing for you. . .exercise!As if we don’t have enough good reasons to exercise – but this time of year it’s hard to get motivated sometimes. If you’re feeling stuck to the couch lately because of cold or bad weather – it might help to remember some of the benefits of working out BEFORE summer rolls around.

• Every decade after age 20 we lose about 7 lbs of muscle mass
• Muscle increases metabolic rate – its more active, so you burn calories even while at rest!
• Exercise will prevent cancer, lower heart attack risk and reverse and prevent obesity.
• Regular exercise controls stress better than any other solution – it burns the primary stress hormone – cortisol – which is responsible for added weight around your middle.
• Exercise lowers blood sugar. Type 2 diabetics have been weaned off insulin by healthy diet and regular exercise.
• Low impact exercise will prevent almost every degenerative disease.
• Consider a stagnant pond. When the waters are stirred and new water is introduced the water clears. Exercise is like stirring the waters in our body.
• Without exercise you are not getting rid of lymphatic toxins enough – probably once a day. A sedentary lifestyle causes cellular garbage buildup which contributes to degenerative diseases.
• Exercise boosts our immune system, which helps protect us from viruses and bacteria.
• Exercise prolongs your life and will help you fulfill your soul’s divine purpose! You will be able to run your race - because you have the health to do what God has planned for you to do.