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Relieving
Stress with Exercise... and Losing Body
Fat in the |
by:
Jamie
Clark |
Feeling
stressed out lately? Don't worry, there
is a simple and incredibly effective solution
-- one that will help you lose weight in
more ways than you might think!
Relieving Stress with Exercise
Research has proven that relieving stress
with exercise is one of the best ways to
improve your overall health. Regular exercise
provides an amazing array of anti-stress
benefits to the human body -- including
reduced muscle tension, improved cardiovascular
functioning, increased blood oxygen levels,
and reduced cholesterol and triglyceride
levels, just to name a few.
Relieving stress with exercise also, of
course, burns calories and helps to reduce
body fat. Since most other anti-stress 'remedies'
(especially pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol,
and overeating) cause you to gain weight
it's obvious that exercise is the best option.
Control Cortisol, Lose Weight
But, besides burning calories, there's another
reason relieving stress with exercise helps
you to reduce body fat. Exercise produces
chemicals that help to lower cortisol production.
Cortisol is a "stress hormone" that has
gotten a lot of press lately because many
new diet products claim to block it.
While the effectiveness of these products
has yet to be proven, there is little doubt
that controlling cortisol levels is a very
important factor in weight loss and long-term
weight control -- not to mention optimal
health and fitness. Relieving stress with
exercise is an absolutely fool-proof way
to lower cortisol in the body.
Elevated cortisol levels are fully or partially
responsible for everything from sugar and
carb cravings to overeating to low energy
levels... and more. Experts also believe
that high cortisol production increases
the amount of "toxic fat" stored on your
body -- this is the abdominal fat that may
trigger cardiovascular disease and inflammation-related
health problems.
Summary
Relieving stress with exercise is, without
a doubt, the best way to deal with your
physical and mental tension. Not only will
regular exercise reduce stress levels, it
will also help you control how much cortisol
your body produces. This, in turn, will
help you to avoid food cravings, reduce
dangerous abdominal fat, and basically feel
much better. So, next time you feel stressed
out, get up, get out, and start relieving
stress with exercise!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jamie Clark is a fitness writer and editor
of the popular 'Really Useful Fitness
Blog' located at:
http://www.fitfaq.com/blog.html
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