Physical fitness through exercise is one of the common pieces of advice offered by the medics across the world. Here are some of the health and mental benefits of the workout.
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1. Boost the memory
Studies conducted on hippocampus among children, adult and elderly showed its structure grew after the aerobic exercise. Hippocampus is the part of the brain that controls memory and therefore it is crucial for learning.
2. Improve mental health
Physical exercise is a great mood enhancer. Workout increases brain activity, improves mood and sleep patterns, reduces stress and anxiety problems.
3. Slowing cognitive decline
Physical exercise and workout delays the outset of wear and tear, and dementia especially among the elderly. A study published on neurology suggested that women who were physically fit in their middle ages were 88% less likely to develop dementia than their peers who were moderately fit.
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4. Physical fitness and weight loss.
Workout helps to become physically fit. It also improves resistance power of the body. It helps to lose weight by burning the calories and fats of the body. According to a study a long term regular body exercise was ideal for reducing weight. This effects were also possible without any change in the diet composition.
5. Improve Concentration
Workout improves the ability to focus on the task without distractions. Exercise improves attention among students. The most common findings in neuroscience study due to long term exercise is improved attention function dependent on prefrontal cortex ; a part of the brain which controls focus, decision making, attention and personality.
6.Protection of the body against the Age-related decline
According to a study published in the journal of Ageing Research, suggests that physical activities like workout, exercise etc is accompanied with lower risk of developing chronic conditions such as cancer, diabetes cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases associated with chronological Ageing.
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7. Improved heart and lung health
When done on regular basis physical exercise, both moderately and intense lowers the risk of developing coronary heart disease. Regular workout strengthens the heart muscle and it's ability to pump blood to the lungs and the rest of the body. Lungs automatically pick up the pace to keep up with the exercise and become stronger as well.
8. Increases lean mass and strength
High frequency training and low frequency training both cause improvement in lean mass density in both men and women. Strength workout also helps improve the metabolism, reduces the risk of injury and even rebuilds lost muscle.
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9. Improved cholesterol levels
No exercise and eating a lot of "junk food" leads to high cholesterol. Regular workout and exercise are effective in improving cholesterol levels in blood.
10. Giving an attractive shape to the body
Everyone wants to look beautiful. One can achieve this by going to a gym. Regular workout helps to give attractive shape to the body and thus helps to turn weak and fat body to a strong an attractive one.
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