24 Reasons to Workout Today!

Need a little extra motivation to get moving today? Here's a quick list of the ways that today's workout will boost your mind, body, and soul. Exercise: · Improves the quality of your sleep. · Burns fat. · Boosts your metabolism. · Charges your immune system for one to three hours after each workout. · Increases your circulation. · Eliminates toxins through the sweat glands and lymph system. · Regulates blood sugar levels. · Lowers blood pressure. · Lowers cholesterol. · Lowers your risk of stroke. Even low-intensity workouts, such as walking and biking, can lower this risk by 23 percent, the American Heart Association reports. A job entailing physical activity can lower it by 49 percent. · Increases muscle mass. · Strengthens your heart and lungs. · Reduces your risk of various kinds of cancer, including breast cancer. · Slashes your risk of developing coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Burning 2,000 calories per week in your workout and daily activities reduces your risk of heart disease by 40 percent. · Helps you control anxiety. · Provides an appropriate outlet for aggression and tension. · Helps you lose weight. Exercise is critical to any weight loss strategy, and it may be an even more significant factor than diet. A study in Great Britain involved researchers tracking 1,000 female twins. Researchers considered all factors that might influence the women's weight, including smoking, hormone therapy, diet, and physical exercise. Physical activity had the most profound effect on weight. Even the women whose physical activity consisted of relatively low intensity exercises, such as golf and bowling, had less body fat--particularly dangerous abdominal fat. · Helps keep your body looking great. Your clothes fit better and your posture improves. · Improves your self-esteem. · Improves your sex life. One study reports that physically active women are more likely to describe themselves as assertive, sexy, and physically strong. A majority of them also said exercise helped to boost their career, relationships, self-esteem, and sex life. · Enhances your mood and relaxes your body by increasing blood flow to the brain and triggering the release of endorphins. · Increases creativity and alertness. · Reduces stress. · Energizes you like nothing else. The energy boost from cardiovascular exercise is instantaneous and lasts for hours. By Susie Cortright Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Susie_Cortright So everyone get up and get to working out! Tina

very good tina and i agree with them too. I am going in 20 minutes to tan and work out and i can see the difference since i started working out and i am going at least 4 times a week. thanks girl denise

Your welcome, I know I feel so much better when I'm working out. If I go a few days without working out I can really tell, I get lethargic and lazy. So now the first thing in the morning I get up and hit the treadmill then the weights and I'm good to go all day. Tina

and.... REASON NO. 25..... So I can be super fine like Tina someday Thanks Tina and a few things. The meetings are the fourth Thursday in every month because BREC actually had us scheduled for that day. We are still trying to arrange a workout class that may be paired with a class for our children at the same facility (like karate, gymnastics, etc). Also, I've been making calls for a patient of Dr. Martin who lives in Kenner (Ms. Debbie Farrell). Do you know what Dr. Martin's patients are doing for aftercare and support group? Now, thanks again! Frances

Why thank you ma'am! Well that sucks we will be out of town the 20th till the 28th so I guess I won't make this one either. Dr. Martins after care is being done at Vista Surgical Center. But as for support groups there are none. As far as I know there won't be any until they return to New Orleans and don't have a clue when that will happen. Try checking with one of the other Docs that use vista I'm sure they have a support group they would allow her to attend. The number to Vista is 819-4100. Tina

Hi I just talked to someone at Vista and she said as far as she knew none where being offered. She said she would have to talk to Dr. Martin about it and he is gone until June 2. She said to try back after that and she would have a chance to talk to him about it. Tina