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The benefits of exercise for physical and mental health 

The benefits of exercise for physical and mental health 
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When people start thinking about physical exercise and losing weight, we should never lose sight of the fact we should also make sure what ever we are going to do also improves our mental health

Our mental health and physical health are both joined together, they go together, in my 21 years working with people inside my own fitness business I have yet to see anybody that vastly improved their physical health that didn’t also improve their mental health.

Nothing is more important than how we feel, physically and mentally, we should all want to be healthy and feel happy.

We had a mental health crisis long before this pandemic hit, it’s even greater now, people are struggling with their mental health like never before and exercise has a vital role to play in helping people

The benefits of exercise on our mental health are well documented, but in my opinion not spoken about enough inside the fitness industry, an industry obsessed with pushing workouts and diets

Some of the benefits include

• Improved sleep and quality of sleep
* Increased confidence
• Increased self esteem
• Helps with anxiety and depression
• Great for stress relief
• Improvement in mood
• Increased energy
• Reduced tiredness that can increase mental alertness
• Weight loss
• Improved health

And the best part is, you don’t even have to join or attend a gym to get these benefits, yes, I own a gym and I’m telling you that you don’t need to use a gym to make these improvements in your life

One of the best (I do it myself daily) exercises to help with your overall health is walking, specifically walking outside with nature, something pretty much we all can do, and it’s completely free

There are study’s showing this, so its not just taking my word for it, scientists have looked at and studied this, the benefits are clear

So before you start any health and fitness regime, remember that it doesn’t have to be complicated, the humble walk outdoors would be a great place to start for most.

Ian - Founder / Coach