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Making Time for Exercise

By admin on April 1, 2019

“Exercise will not only help you feel better mentally it is vital to keep your body functioning at its optimum Levels”

Making time for exercise is one thing that people struggle with almost daily. Sometimes your schedule is so busy, or the day at work might have been so exhausting, that the last thing you want to do is exercise.

Exercise is important for everyone no matter how old or young) you are, if you’re overweight or not, if you’re healthy, or are dealing with health problems. Exercise will not only help you feel better mentally, it is vital to keep your body functioning at its optimum levels.

And, it’s not just your cardiovascular system that benefits from regular exercise. Your bones, skin, muscles, hormones, and internal organs all benefit from the activity, not to mention your brain.

Making the Time

People struggle with making regular exercise part of their lives. A minimum of two and a half hours of moderate exercise per week or one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as running is recommended. Also Some weight bearing exercise at least two times per week.

The simplest way to keep track of your time is to do 30 minutes of physical activity daily. This can be walking, hiking, running, biking, roller blading, tennis, snowboarding, yoga, gardening, working on your house, etc. Ideally, you should participate in different activities so that you don’t get bored.

If you’re wanting to lose weight, you’ll need to up your exercise a little more to shed those pounds.

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