It is here that the benefits of exercise and healthy eating can truly be vital.
Exercise helps to release endorphins or the feel good hormones.
The term, runner s high is often used to describe this process. Through exercise, one can effectively provide an outlet and release for the daily tensions that accompany law enforcement duties, such as excessive paperwork, department politics, shift work and physical strain. Exercise has a role in any successful stress management program. Aside from the fact that exercise has been found to improve heart and lung function, decrease cholesterol, decrease hypertension, control weight and many other desirables, exercise offers specific benefits to the law enforcement community. A recent study found that for unfit officers, the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is three times greater than dying from a violent cause.