WHY EXERCISING IS IMPORTANT?

In some respects exercise is more important to women than it is for men. It seems there are much more health issues, weight loss and others that women can treat or avoid by simply exercising.
Here are 10 reasons why exercise is so important for women.

10 – It helps you lose weight
Keeping your weight under control will help you look and feel better about yourself, and you can avoid problems associated with being overweight.

9 – It keeps you busy
Boring weekends, holidays ect. When no one is around and your stuck at home sick of watching TV re-runs, go out and exercise. This is a great way to limit the stress surrounding your life.

8 – It keeps your heart healthy
If you have a family history of heart problems then exercise might give you a few extra years. Exercise elevates your heart rate and breathing, all these things help keep your heart healthy. Remember, the heart is a muscle too.

7 – It is a stress relief
When you are exercising you tend to let go of a lot of the stresses in your life like work, family and so on. If you find that you are getting more and more stressed at home, even at small things, then try and get out for some exercise a bit more often.

6 – It sets a good example for children
It gives your children an opportunity to experience some type of self discipline for themselves, it’s a great bonding opportunity to get your kids to join in and they get a head start on their physical activity.

5 – Sweat cleans out toxins and breathing cleans out energy
Sweating and hard exercise is important for women especially because it cleans out their internal energy channels. Women with minor and some major health problems have been able to improve their condition by performing harder exercise and sweating it out.

4 – You can prevent osteoporosis
Exercise is a vital part of preventing osteoporosis. This disease is particularly bad and strikes mainly in women so start lifting weights and doing things like yoga, stretching and running.

3 – You can prevent breast cancer
Many experts agree that exercising regularly may help to prevent cancers and in particular breast cancer. This is a good enough reason for me!

2 – You feel great!
If you have ever been to the park on a warm summers morning and done some sprinting or laps with a good friend then you will know the feeling I am talking about. It is a great feeling that is brought on by chemicals being released into your blood and can last well into the day.

1 – You’ll live longer
Research has shown that you can extend you life by exercising regularly.