Here’s the episode that you have all been waiting for finally; it’s the No Excuse Fitness Workout! You can follow along at home with your pause button. Make sure to incorporate the stretching at the points that it cues you in the video. Check out the No Excuse Fitness/Kickboxing Facebook page for more information. If you would like some company working out, consider joining No Excuse Fitness at 5:45pm on Mondays at Magic Island. Enjoy!
Benefits of Exercise:
1. Exercise is helpful in stress management. Exercise increases concentrations of norepinephrine, a chemical that moderates the brain’s response to stress.
2. Exercise releases endorphins, creating feelings of happiness. Exercise can improve depression.
3. Exercise boosts the chemicals in the brain that support and prevent degeneration of the hippocampus (the part of the brain involved in memory forming, organizing, and storing).
4. Various studies have shown that cardiovascular exercise can create new brain cells and improve overall brain performance. A tough workout increases levels of a brain-derived protein in the body which helps with decision making, higher thinking, and learning.
5. Exercise helps people fall asleep at the right time. Exercise five to six hours before bedtime raises the body’s core temperature. Body temperature drops back to normal a few hours later, signaling the body that it’s time to sleep.
6. Research shows that workers who exercise on a regular basis are more productive and have more energy than their sedentary co-workers.
7. An exercise session can boost creativity for up to two hours afterwards.
8. Exercise boosts high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good,” cholesterol and decreases (bad) triglycerides.
9. Exercise can help prevent and manage health problems, such as stroke, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, depression, certain types of cancer, arthritis and falls.
10. Exercise helps prevent weight gain and maintains weight loss. Engaging in physical activity burns calories.
11. Regular physical activity can lead to enhanced arousal for women. Men who exercise regularly are less likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction than their sedentary counterparts.