佚名/Anonymous
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatexerciseisgoodforyourbody, butwhatmanydon'trealizeisthatit', wedon'tmeanthatweighttrainingwillsuddenlyturnyouintoanEinstein—butstudyhasfoundthatworkingoutregularlyimprovesyourmood, boostsyoursenseofself-esteemandevenenhancesthefunctionofyourbrain.
Aswithotheraspectsofthehealthconnectionbetweenmindandbody, , , hereare12extrareasonstobeginaworkoutprogramforthenewmillennium.
, andtheincreasedself-esteemthatresultsfromdoingsomethingyouknowisgoodforyou.
, thechemicalsthatdullpainandhelpproducewhat'sknownastheexercisehigh.
-bearingexerciseparticularlyraisesyourtestosteronelevels, whichcanhelpimproveyourmood, especiallyifyourlevelsarenaturallyonthelowside.
, M.d.，coauthorofabookonpsychologicaldisorderscalledShadowSyndromes, asingleworkoutcanraiseyourbrain'slevelsofantidepressantchemicals, suchasdopamine, serotoninandnorepinephrine.
, , onereviewofpaststudiesfoundthatlong-termexercise, especiallywhenitincludeslong-lasting, strenuoustrainingsessions, hasaboutasmuchofaneffectondepressionaspsychotherapy.（Ofcourse, thisdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn', thefirstthingtodoistoconsultamental-healthprofessional.）
, relationshipsoranyareaoflife—possiblybecauseexerciseisaformofstressitselfandhelpsconditionyourbodytodealwithit.WhenAustralianresearcherscomparedpeoplewhodid30minutesofaerobicexercisethreetimesaweektothosewhopracticedprogressive-relaxationtechniques, theyfoundthattheformergrouprespondedbettertoacutestressandhadlowerbloodpressure.
