{"id":120217,"date":"2009-12-31T12:11:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=137554"},"modified":"2009-12-31T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T17:11:50","slug":"15-reasons-to-exercise-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/120217","title":{"rendered":"15 Reasons to Exercise This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need motivation to keep your New Year&#8217;s goal of <strong>getting more exercise in 2010<\/strong> and beyond, here are 15 great reasons you can&#8217;t argue with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Exercise, along with a healthy diet, can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.<\/li>\n<li>It improves stress levels and can even make your work life more tolerable. Taking your lunch break to exercise can help you readjust your perspective when things are tough at work or home.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise has been shown to improve productivity at work.<\/li>\n<li>Regular exercise like brisk walking for 30 minutes three days a week can have a positive impact on your cardiovascular health.<\/li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/walking-exercise-2010.jpg\" alt=\"walking-exercise-2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"232\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137567\" \/><\/p>\n<li>People who exercise may live longer than those who don&#8217;t! Research has shown that people who exercise live up to three years longer than people who aren&#8217;t exercising.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise like yoga has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/yoga-proven-effective-for-low-back-pain\/\">proven to reduce low back pain<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You may gain great friends my participating in group sports or just by maintaining a group of walking or running partners.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise will help you lose weight!<\/li>\n<li>Regular exercise can help reduce high blood pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Weight-bearing exercise like walking makes your bones stronger, helping to prevent osteoporosis and possible bone injuries.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise can improve your self-esteem and confidence. (Especially when naked!)<\/li>\n<li>Physical activity helps you reduce your bad LDL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/health-bits-cholesterol-dads-baby-blues\/\">cholesterol<\/a> while increasing your good HDL cholesterol.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise helps you fight anxiety and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/antidepressants-and-stroke-risk-for-women\/\">depression<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Regular exercise gives your immune system a boost.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll sleep better when you exercise (unless you overdo it).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What&#8217;s your motivation to exercise more this year and beyond? <\/p>\n<p>(Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/photo\/1209523\">stock.xchng<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/15-reasons-to-exercise-this-year\/\">15 Reasons to Exercise This Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need motivation to keep your New Year&#8217;s goal of getting more exercise in 2010 and beyond, here are 15 great reasons you can&#8217;t argue with: Exercise, along with a healthy diet, can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. It improves stress levels and can even make your work life more tolerable. Taking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}