Sweating Is Good For You

Need more incentives before you put on your sneakers and dust off your stationary bike? There’s plenty of proof that an active lifestyle is one of the most effective prevention and treatment strategy one can employ against a wide variety of diseases.

Sweating is the body's way of cooling itself. Sweating during exercise is the sign of an efficient cooling mechanism of the body.

Here’s a list of common ailments for which exercise is a good medicine. If you have one of these conditions, even the thought of exercise may be daunting. But give it a try – you won’t regret.

Arthritis: Exercise can help reduce the pain and inflammation and preserve or restore range of motion and flexibility in each affected joint. Low-impact aerobic exercises like swimming, waling, and bicycling are ideal for arthritis patients.

Depressiondefine: If you are suffering from the blues, exercising can prove to be the best medicine. Regular exercisers not only show lower the rates of depression, but are also much less likely to suffer a relapse into depression.

Diabetes: Diabetes is a condition where muscles have difficulty absorbing glucose – a sugar that provides energy- from their bloodstream. Exercise can help. People with diabetes often reduce their need for medication and maintain a normal immune systemdefine. Exercise also helps to delay or stop cardiovascular disease- the leading killer of people with diabetes.

Heart disease: Physical activity protects against heart disease more powerfully than anything else. When one exercises, the body is better able to process the stress hormonesdefine that increase heart rate and blood pressure. Working out further protects the heart by raising the level of brain chemical – serotonin – known to influence the risk of heart disease.

Impotence: Even a minimal exercise can help men to enjoy a healthy sex life as they age. Physical activity improves the elasticity and flexibility of blood vessels, allowing blood to flow freely to the penis, thus lowering the risk of impotence.

Obesity: The first law of leanness is that you must exercise. Exercise alone helps reduce just as much weight as one might lose with strict dieting.