Benefits To Exercise

Are there really any Benefits To Exercise? If I'm going to put in all this work what am I going to get out of it? In short we all want to know... what's in it for me?

Of course the answer is Yes, there are lots of advantages some are obvious and some will surprise you. Below is a summary of an article on MayoClinic.com that lists 7 Benefits To Exercise.

1. Exercise improves your mood.
2. Exercise fights chronic diseases.
3. Exercise helps you manage your weight.
4. Exercise increases your energy level.
5. Exercise helps you sleep.
6. Exercise can improve your sex life.
7. Exercise can be fun!

Not that all these things aren't great but I think they missed the most important benefit...You Will Feel Better About Yourself! Just for a second I want you to imagine putting on your clothes and not having to suck your gut in or wanting to look in the mirror when your ready and not seeing all your flaws. We all try to tell ourselves it's just who we are but the truth it is just easier to stay this way than it is to turn around and make the change. But Here is the cold hard truth... It will be harder at first but you CAN form new, Good, habits and once established they will be as hard to break as the bad ones are right now.

There is sooooo much misery in this world because people do not like who they are both physically and personally. There's a great saying that goes..."You can't Love someone else till you can Love Yourself" Don't get caught up in the selfish, self love thing because the ultimate goal here is to "Love Someone Else" the point is you can't give away what you don't have.

Take some simple, easy to stick to steps and start forming some new habits today. Take it slow, don't jump in head first. Too often we start things on emotion and let's face it that only lasts so long, eventually we are going to hit the wall.