Cardio
Cardiovascular exercise has multiple benefits across various bodily symptoms. It completes any workout routine and promotes health in numerous ways. Benefits include:
Cutaneous (Skin) – Increases circulation, promotes healthier skin, increases skin’s hydration
Pancreas – Improves blood sugar control, reduces risk for developing type-2 diabetes, helps to manage type-1 diabetes
Musculoskeletal – Can promote increase in healthy bone density, increases oxygen supply allowing muscles to work more efficiently, increasing general strength and muscular capacity – making every-day tasks easier to manage, improves arthritis management and can both maintain or improve joint rang of motion
Brain – Increases healthy blood flow helping to reduce risk of stroke, improves memory, combats decline in brain function, boosts mood and helps to decrease risk of depression, decreases anxiety and stress, improves sleep cycles, releases endorphins to help stabilize energy levels all day long
Sexual – Increases blood flow to genital areas, can lead to enhanced arousal in women and the ease to become aroused, can indirectly increase levels of fertility
Lungs – Can increase VO2 Max and lung capacity, reduces fatigue and shortness of breath for those with chronic lung issues
Heart – Increases overall strength, reduces risk of heart attack, can improve cholesterol levels (decrease LDL, increase HDL), decreases risk for hypertension
Immunity – Improves strength and function of immune system via increase of immunoglobulins. The common decrease of cortisol levels also plays a role in the promotion of the immune function within the body.
Balance – Potential increase in balance capacity via improvement of coordination and agility.