Why should people workout? That’s a good question, working out has a lot of benefits to it and not just for losing weight. Many people are able to destress, tone their body, have a better mental health, and many more reasons. Working out is a good way to live a happier, healthier life.

Some people may disagree that working out doesn’t have as many benefits as they say. They also believe that being happier from working out is just a mental illusion. Those are their opinions and beliefs, and we can’t change that. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinions and beliefs, but after some research I found proof that it’s not an illusion.

The first benefit of working out is reducing stress about exams. Studies have been done by many of Universities on how working out can help reduce stress about exams, but one site really caught my eye. Aston University in Birmingham, UK, says that taking a break from the screen while studying to go for a 20 minute gym session can be enough to clear your head so that you are able to return refreshed. They also state that a balanced routine of work and play is essential during revision and exam time. Another great idea they give is if your exam is close to where you live, walk there so that way it will help you relax and focus your thoughts.

The second benefit is how working out helps with mental health. This has been studied by multiple different hospitals for people diagnosed with depression or anxiety. One study I found on Health Direct talks about how exercise releases chemicals that improve your mood. The chemicals they mention are endorphins and serotonin. They also talk about how exercise gets you out into the world. Its proven to help reduce feelings of loneliness and keeps people from isolating themselves. Exercise has been proven to reduce mental health symptoms like depression and anxiety.

Health Direct has many reasons why exercise helps mental health but they also mentioned something I didn’t know and I don’t think to many people know either. Health Direct says that exercise helps increase the part of the brain that controls our memory, and that it increases the connection between nerve cells in the brain. They also mention how much exercise we need every other day or even everyday. According to the studies done by them, its recommended that adults do at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise.

Another big benefit of working out is controlling your weight. We are not strangers to obesity now a days. According to studies done by CDC, over 93.3 million of US adults suffered from obesity in 2015-2016 This is due to the amount of foods and restaurants serving unhealthy food that is chemically modified to make people want to eat more. Exercise helps maintain our weight at a healthier level. So that when we do eat all of that junk food we are making sure to keep exercising so that we aren’t gaining all that weight.

Maintaining our physical health by working out will also helps with reducing the chance of getting heart disease. Working out helps your heart muscles pump blood throughout your body more efficiently. It also helps reduce clogs in your arteries that can lead to heart attacks. One thing that working out can’t change or fix concerning the heart is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy otherwise known as HCM. Mayo Clinic describes HCM as a heart disease where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick, making it harder for the heart to pump blood. HCM is a genetic disorder most commonly found in athletes younger than 35 years old. All in all, working out can help reduce heart disease in many ways.

In conclusion, working out is a good way to maintain a good life. It is not just for having a nice toned body, it has a lot of purpose to help people. Working out helps keep a healthy, happy, and longer life. I feel that this is an important topic to discuss and I do feel encouraging this more will help our society today and in the future have better health and a longer life.

Work Cited:

“Managing Exam Stress Through Exercise.” Aston University, Aston University, www2.aston.ac.uk/sport/tips-information/managing-exam-stress-through-exercise.

“Exercise and Mental Health.” Healthdirect, Healthdirect Australia, Nov. 2019, www.healthdirect.gov.au/exercise-and-mental-health.

“Adult Obesity Facts.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 Aug. 2018, www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html.

“Exercise Helps Your Heart.” Exercise Helps Your Heart | Kaiser Permanente Washington, KAISER PERMANENTE, wa.kaiserpermanente.org/healthAndWellness?item=/common/healthAndWellness/conditions/heartDisease/exerciseBenefit.html.

“Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 14 Apr. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20350198.

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