Flexing and extension exercises strengthen and lengthen back and abdominal muscles. Helps prevent glaucoma. Three recent studies show that exercise works as well as drugs to reduce high pressure in the eye. That pressure can lead to acute and chronic glaucoma. Fights anxiety and depression.
Exercise increases levels of feel-good brain chemicals, such as serotonin.
It also lowers levels of adrenaline, which cause negative moods. As much time and effort people have to put into staying in shape, many quit. The following are some suggestions for avoiding those traps that cause you workouts to get bogged down eventually forcing you to quit. Find ten or fifteen minutes throughout the day to do some basic exercising and stretching. Small workouts equal one whole workout.