{"id":1056,"date":"2015-06-26T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T07:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inditex.inithealth.com\/blog\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2015-06-26T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T07:20:20","slug":"healthy-effects-of-doing-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/2015\/06\/26\/healthy-effects-of-doing-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy effects of doing gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not the first time you\u2019ve heard this, is it? There are only benefits for your health <\/strong>if you do sports regularly, for<\/strong> your body<\/strong> as well as for your mind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to kill yourself in the gym or run a marathon if you\u2019re not physically prepared. All you have to do is get active<\/strong>, move<\/strong> and do some kind of physical activity, the one that you like most and best suits your abilities, at least twice a week.<\/p>\n

Would you like us to remind you what\u2019s so good about doing sport?<\/h3>\n
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  • It improves your muscle strength <\/strong>and builds <\/strong>muscle mass<\/strong>. This helps increase your stamina<\/strong> and reduces<\/strong> muscular fatigue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It improves your balance<\/strong>, and thus helps reduce the risk of injury.<\/li>\n
  • It improves blood circulation<\/strong> and reduces <\/strong>the risk of having blood clots <\/strong>and varicose veins.<\/li>\n
  • It lowers blood pressure<\/strong> and, with it, the risk of heart disease<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It improves bone density<\/strong>, and thus helps prevent osteoporosis.<\/li>\n
  • It helps you slim and keep the <\/strong>required weight<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It improves your breathing and <\/strong>tissue oxygenation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It activates your metabolism<\/strong> and accelerates it, which is why it helps burn calories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All of this refers to physical aspects. At the psychological <\/strong>level, there are as many or even more benefits:<\/p>\n

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    • It improves self-esteem <\/strong>which makes you feel better.<\/li>\n
    • It relieves stress<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • It helps reduce general pain, because endorphins<\/strong> also have an analgesic effect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • It improves your capacity to concentrate<\/strong> and focus<\/strong> and this also affects your work life.<\/li>\n
    • It helps you sleep better<\/strong>. As it releases your tension, it helps you fall asleep faster.<\/li>\n
    • It helps you socialize<\/strong>. Playing team sports or taking a lesson with a group will make you feel part of something<\/strong> and you can make new friends.<\/li>\n
    • It will help you out of a bad mood <\/strong>and make you less aggressive.<\/li>\n
    • It helps you control melancholy<\/strong> and get over depression<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      In order for you to actually benefit fully, physical exercise should be something habitual<\/strong>. Start by going out for a walk <\/strong>at a moderate pace and then go running two days a week. Or join a Zumba lesson, or a fitness lesson if you prefer going to the gym.<\/pre>\n
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      This is not the first time you\u2019ve heard this, is it? There are only benefits for your health if you do sports regularly, for your body as well as for your mind. You don\u2019t need to kill yourself in the gym or run a marathon if you\u2019re not physically prepared. All you have to do is get active, move and do some kind of physical activity, the one that you like most and best suits your abilities, at least twice a week. Would you like us to remind you what\u2019s so good about doing sport? It improves your muscle strength and builds muscle mass. This helps increase your stamina and reduces muscular fatigue. It improves your balance, and thus helps reduce the risk of injury. It improves blood circulation and reduces the risk of having blood clots and varicose veins…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[158,157,160,159],"class_list":["post-1056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-physical-activity-and-health","tag-gym","tag-healthy-effects","tag-physical","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1057,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions\/1057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}