It’s A Fact! Exercise Makes You Feel Happy

Elevate Your Potential Magazine

By: Jon Allo

Did you know that getting in shape and fit with exercise makes you happy? Regular exercise helps to deal with chronic depression, and in

addition to helping you return to your natural body weight, regular exercise and fitness activities provide great benefits for your heart and blood circulation.

Most fitness experts will tell you that something as simple as a brief and brisk half hour walk, immediately makes you more alert. And intense physical exercise makes you feel happier as it actually stimulates certain brain chemicals which cause you to feel happier and more at peace.

A New Lifestyle and A New You.

Obviously, there are the self-esteem benefits of regular exercise. When you look in the mirror and see how your hard work is paying off you will feel better about yourself. The key to starting to be happier is regular exercise and commitment to your fitness objectives. This includes making sure that you are drinking lots of water during the day, and adjusting your lifestyle to include a healthy and balanced diet.

The reason that exercise makes you feel happy is due to the chemicals released during exercise. These are called endorphins and they help your brain reduce your perception of pain. Endorphins are released in great quantities when you exercise for an extended period of time. Have you ever experienced a euphoric feeling after an intense workout? Long-distance runners call it the “runner’s high”. This is due to the massive release of endorphins in your body, which drastically and quickly cause a happier and healthier outlook.

Here Come The Endorphins!

Endorphins are generated in your spinal cord, brain and other areas of your body. They and also work as sedatives. But, in contrast to chemical sedatives like morphine, there is no unhealthy dependency produced when your body is filled with endorphins.

The benefits of regular exercise, even at mild intensity levels, promotes positive self-esteem, can erase feelings of depression, is great for lowering anxiety and reducing stress, and can even improve your sleep patterns.

Your outlook on life is always better when you feel good about yourself. The chemical process already hardwired into your physical makeup ensures that exercise makes you feel happy, energized and ready to take on the world.

The benefits of regular exercise and losing weight help your heart, lower your blood pressure and improve your strength and body tone. Your body is chemically aligned to make you happier when you exercise and that’s just one more great reason to start a regular fitness program.

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