Are you feeling down, stressed or anxious? Let’s MOVE! Exercise not only can keep your weight, make you stronger and stay you in active; it can also make you happy.
When you work out and stay active on a regular basis, it’s not just a coincidence that you feel less stressed out, less anxious, and generally happier. Here are reasons why exercise makes your happy.
Dopamine is released Exercise is the best way to raise our brain’s dopamine which is a chemical that plays a main role in happiness. Studies showed that when we are aging, we lose our stores of dopamine. As exercise can increase dopamine effectively, so let’s run, jump and play!
Reduce stress When you exercise, you raise your heart rate and trigger a burst of hormonal changes which can subject yourself to a low level form of stress. Regular exercise will help you to reduce stress. And less stress equals to a happier life. Increase confidence Exercise can let you feel better on your body as you can see your body change after work out. You will feel stronger and more confident. When you have confidence, you can improve your personal relationship, your career and even can achieve your goals easier. As a result, your will feel happier. Better sleep Physical activity improves sleep quality and increases sleep duration. Exercise may also bolster sleep in other ways, because it reduces stress and tires you out. Early morning and afternoon exercise may also help reset the sleep wake cycle by raising body temperature slightly, then allowing it to drop and trigger sleepiness a few hours later. Improve immune system Exercise can help by flushing out bacteria from the lungs and may also flush out carcinogens by increasing the activity of your lymphatic system, which drains waste from your body. When your blood is pumping, you are also increasing the rate at which antibodies and white blood cells run through the body. They detect and attack illness. You can keep happy without illness.