You know exercise is good for you. But you probably don’t know how good. It is so good for your overall health that some have called it the magic drug. Most importantly, it can help boost your performance and your mood at work. Here is a short list of all of the things exercise does.

1. It makes you live longer.
It can reduce the risk of early death, and being active when you are older can reduce your death risk by two-thirds.

2. It relieves depression and anxiety.
People who exercise have fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety, and exercise can even prevent depression.

3. It slows down aging.
It slows down the formation of cells called senescent cells that are one of the causes of aging. Moreover, it slows atrophy of the brain. Older people who exercise have brain function that is 10 years younger than those who do not exercise.

4. It helps decrease addiction.
People who exercise experience less drug and alcohol use and have fewer urges to use these substances.

5. It improves mental health.
Studies have shown that people who get little exercise tend to have more mental health problems. But those who get moderate exercise cut their risk of mental health problems in half.

In addition, other studies have shown that exercise helps us to better regulate our emotions.

6. It improves our physical health.
This you probably knew. But you probably don’t know the array of ailments exercise can prevent. It is good for the heart naturally. But it also helps to prevent cancer, slows the growth of cancer, and enables cancer treatments to be more effective. It prevents migraines. It relieves asthma symptoms. It helps your sex life. It slows the onset of Parkinson’s disease. It gives you a better chance of avoiding macular degeneration.

7. It makes your brain function more efficiently.
Exercising hard increases the levels of two neurotransmitters in your brain that help to control your physical and emotional health. Researchers also believe that exercise can help your brain to make more brain cells, as well as regulating hormones that affect learning and memory.

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