Benefits of Exercise
Exercise strengthens the heart and lungs.
Exercise makes your lungs and heart stronger for increased energy and increased endurance.
Helps with controlling weight.
Exercise helps you manage your weight. With exercise, you burn the calories
you eat in food.
Strengthens the bones.
Like muscle, bone is living tissue that responds to exercise by becoming stronger. Girls and boys who exercise regularly generally achieve greater peak bone mass (maximum bone density and strength) than those who do not.
Helps regulate blood pressure.
As you exercise your heart gets stronger. When your heart is stronger it can pump more blood easily causing less pressure on your arteries.
Improves energy level.
Regular physical activity increases the blood flow to your body and improves your cardiovascular health and fitness. This will allow more blood and oxygen to get to the body providing energy to do work.
Helps keep veins and arteries clear.
As you exercise, the blood vessels in your muscles dilate (make wider) and the blood flow is greater, just as more water flows through a fire hose than through a garden hose.
Helps with reflex and coordination.
Being active on a consistent basis improves reflex and coordination. Use it so you don’t lose it.
Helps you sleep better.
The more active your body is during the day, the more likely you are able to
relax fully at night and fall asleep easily.
Helps you get better grades and improve test scores.
Being active before school starts can be beneficial. A high school in Naperville, Ill., implemented first-period PE classes for everyone and saw math scores improve by 20% and reading scores improve significantly, as well. Studies show that teens that do aerobic exercise like walking and swimming have bigger brains.
Helps with mood.
Exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies show that it is very effective at reducing fatigue, improving alertness and concentration, and at enhancing overall cognitive function.
Exercise strengthens the heart and lungs.
Exercise makes your lungs and heart stronger for increased energy and increased endurance.
Helps with controlling weight.
Exercise helps you manage your weight. With exercise, you burn the calories
you eat in food.
Strengthens the bones.
Like muscle, bone is living tissue that responds to exercise by becoming stronger. Girls and boys who exercise regularly generally achieve greater peak bone mass (maximum bone density and strength) than those who do not.
Helps regulate blood pressure.
As you exercise your heart gets stronger. When your heart is stronger it can pump more blood easily causing less pressure on your arteries.
Improves energy level.
Regular physical activity increases the blood flow to your body and improves your cardiovascular health and fitness. This will allow more blood and oxygen to get to the body providing energy to do work.
Helps keep veins and arteries clear.
As you exercise, the blood vessels in your muscles dilate (make wider) and the blood flow is greater, just as more water flows through a fire hose than through a garden hose.
Helps with reflex and coordination.
Being active on a consistent basis improves reflex and coordination. Use it so you don’t lose it.
Helps you sleep better.
The more active your body is during the day, the more likely you are able to
relax fully at night and fall asleep easily.
Helps you get better grades and improve test scores.
Being active before school starts can be beneficial. A high school in Naperville, Ill., implemented first-period PE classes for everyone and saw math scores improve by 20% and reading scores improve significantly, as well. Studies show that teens that do aerobic exercise like walking and swimming have bigger brains.
Helps with mood.
Exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies show that it is very effective at reducing fatigue, improving alertness and concentration, and at enhancing overall cognitive function.
