Nothing eases stress more than exercise. Exercise, when property done, gives your body time to operate in the efficiency mode. Physically, exercise improves your cardiovascular functions by strengthening and enlarging the heart, causing greater elasticity of the blood vessels, increasing oxygen throughout your body, and lowering your blood levels of fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides. All of this, of course, means less chance of developing heart conditions, strokes, or high blood pressure. Mentally, exercise provides an outlet for negative emotions such as frustration, anger, and irritability, thereby promoting a more positive mood and outlook.
Exercise improves mood by producing positive biochemical changes in the body and brain.
Regular exercise reduces the amount of adrenal hormones your body releases in response to stress. Depressed people often lack these neurochemicals. Endorphins are natural pain killers and also help lift your mood. The runner's high is a result of the increased endorphins in the body. Exercise, therefore, will keep your body functioning properly and will keep you feeling both relaxed, refreshed and promote deep, restful sleep Exercise seems to be a popular 'fix' for stress, this is something that must be approached with caution.