Exercising can help improve your wellbeing and increase your mood; however, there are many other benefits to increasing our activity.
Benefits:
Reduces body fat & risks for certain chronic illnesses (e.x diabetes, heart problems, & more)
Strengthens our muscles, our heart, & bones
Improves mood, mobility, memory, sleep quality & complexion
Decreases stress, anxiety, & boots our immune system
Exercising has many positive short-term & long-term effects on our bodies.
Now you may be asking yourself- how can you start? Well here is a quick list of everything you will need.
Water bottle
Fitness clothing
Either a gym membership or a laptop/phone
Music on any device
Energy
If you do not have a gym membership, I have attached an amazing Youtubers who have helped me in my own journey. These workouts are for everyone.
Pamela Reif (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UItWltVZZmE)
Emi Wong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=710&v=bleOTMDa3_4&feature=emb_title)
There are countless of others out there who are amazing.
Once warmer weather approaches I encourage you to go outside for walks, runs, or bike walks. Please do this safely to ensure not to injure yourself.
Remember change starts with just taking a small step. Start easy and push yourself at your own pace.
I challenge you to workout 30-60 minutes a day and see how great you will feel. According to the CDC (2021), Children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily. You got this. Remember some form of activity can really help improve your mood which something we all need especially during these times.
Here is a great resource for information about fitness, types of exercise, examples of physical exercise, & more. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/fitness/Pages/default.aspx