Yes, we are all aware of the benefits of exercising and how it has a positive impact on our overall well-being – but still, we sometimes just aren’t motivated to do it. Exercise improves your strength, flexibility, posture, and more, but how much do we really know about exercise? Keep reading to learn more about some cool facts about exercise and how you can enhance your overall work out.

Music Improve Workout Performance

Have you ever been at the gym and turned on your favorite song and felt a rush of adrenaline? Well, this is because it has actually been scientifically proven that music improves your workout performance by 15%. This is because music releases serotonin into your body giving you a rush of excitement or happiness. What’s your favorite workout song?

Exercise Increases Productivity

Cardiovascular exercise helps create new brain cells which has been proven to enhance brainpower and brain activity. It also increases the number of endorphins that are released into your body and increases productivity! Have a lot of work to get done? Maybe try going for a morning run!

Low Chances of Getting Sick

Did you know that exercising regularly helps boost your immune system? This means you’ll get sick less often than people who don’t exercise. This is because while exercising you are getting rid of any unwanted fluids or other things in your body through perspiration. No one wants the flu – or any other sicknesses for a matter of fact. Get up and hit the gym!

Exercise Boosts Self-Confidence

This one is no surprise – looking better – physically and mentally, which exercise helps you achieve – definitely plays a part in making you feel better. What most people tend to fall into is the ideology that being slimmer or skinny boosts your self-confidence – when, in fact, this is not the main factor in the equation. Exercise primarily boosts your Self-Confidence because of setting and achieving goals that you’ve set for yourself! Remember: Confidence comes from within!