Why We Love to Train!!

I was asked today to make a quick post on why we feel so much better after we exercise. This is just a quick write up but I hope you enjoy.

As someone who loves the gym I can imagine that others will assume that  exercise makes me happy because it’s my hobby. Much like an artist will enjoy painting, I like to rep out in the weights room but there’s a lot more to it than that.

Exercise releases endorphins. Endorphins are a hormone which are associated with happiness. Much like testosterone helps your muscles to grow, endorphins will help to make you feel happier. It’s apart of the reason why you feel so full of beans after exercise. Endorphins will make you feel so much more energetic than you already are so if you do feel tired after a long day in the office it is still worth kicking your behind to the gym!

Use exercise as a tool to lower stress. Stress is an emotional issue which can lead to a raised level of cortical. Cortical is a stress hormone which has been linked to people developing more body fat around the mid-section. Stress can be managed via a somatic intervention such as intense cardiovascular endurance training or heavy weight lifting.  

Exercise helps you to become more. More leaner, more muscular or over all more physically attractive. It provides a sense of achievement that no other activity can. This is why so many people participate in marathons, triathlons or tough mudders! This is why people obsess over their heaviest bench or their fastest 5km. There’s nothing wrong with a confidence boost!