Do you want to feel happier?

There are many things in our lives that gives us happiness. Comfort of relationships, a loving family, a healthy work environment, feeling the safety of a roof at top of your head, unconditional love your pet gives you and on and on. This list can expand depending on the individuals.

But there is one simple thing you can add into your daily routine which will increase the happiness in your life slowly but surely. Daily exercise.

This can mean to you doing some cardio or strengthening your muscles with weights in your local gym, or swimming , walking, running outdoor or simply doing some yoga or aerobic exercises in your house. Whichever activity you choose, it is important to practice it regularly and make it a routine in your daily programme.

It is proven scientifically that there are many benefits of exercise.

Let’s look at couple of topics;

Improves the Protection of Bone & Muscle Health

Regular exercise, especially if you add resistance workouts, helps to build bone density. Exercise will help to produce the hormones that absorbs the amino acids which are the building blocks of muscles. As we age, we lose muscle mass, we lose strength so regular exercise has a very important role to keep healthy and strong muscles and bones.

Helps Weight Control

Our bodies spend their energy to digest our food, to maintain the functions of organs and to exercise.

If you reduce your daily calorie intake, this will lead the metabolic rate to get lower and you will lose weight. With regular exercise your metabolic rate will increase and you will burn more calories and this will help to lose weight but more importantly to control your weight.

Reduces Pain

Regular exercise can reduce and control chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic soft tissue pains. As it will aid the strengthening of muscle and bones, it will increase the pain tolerance after a while.

Enhances Sleep Quality

With exercising , the loss of energy, tiredness of muscles, regular and healthy breathing, all add up and help you to relax quicker and dive into your sleep faster. As your body will regulate your temperature and drop the increased temperature that was gained during exercise. This will lead a better-quality sleep.

Help your Skin Health & Glow

Regular exercise supports the production of natural antioxidants in your body. It also stimulates the blood flow and carry more oxygen to cells. So, this reduces the negative impacts of oxidative stress on your skin. Help to reduce and delay the skin ageing and give a brighter, glowing skin.

As the cold and dark features of winter is finally shifting away and replacing itself with longer daylight hours and warmth, maybe it is the perfect time to shake ourselves and invite more activity, add regular exercise to our daily routine. With exercise the energy levels will increase and it will be easier to carry on the activity day by day.

With exercise the endorphin production will increase, brain will produce more positive feelings and simply you will feel happier.

So do not postpone anymore and dance, walk, run, sign into your local gym, whatever is easier for you but add more movement to your body.

Wish you happy and active days. 😊