Often times when people hear that exercising improves your energy levels, it seems as though that is counterproductive and cannot be right. After all, exercising requires exerting energy not conserve it. However, it’s true.

Regular exercise goes a long way towards helping to improve your energy levels. In this article, we are going to look into why exerting energy to exercise is beneficial to improving your energy levels.

A study was done at the University of Georgia, which appeared in the March 2008 issue of the Swiss medical journal: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic showed that exercise does indeed raise energy levels.

The study included thirty-six healthy young adults who were leading a sedentary lifestyle and reported feeling persistent fatigue.

The study was divided into three groups, a moderate intensity exercise group, a low-intensity exercise group, and a no exercise group. The study spanned six weeks and those who were exercising did so three times a week for the six-week duration. Continue reading →

For many years, the foundation of youth myth has kept many people looking for a simple way to keep from being frail. There have been people who have tried cosmetic surgery, special water, and pills to keep from being frail. What they don’t realize is that the foundation of youth is filled with the sweat of a great exercise routine.

How Exercise Prevents Frailty

Is it the lifestyle you lead or the number of years you’ve been alive that determines your fitness level during your elderly years? A study by two colleges in England seemed to show that age is just a number, according to the New York Times.

A research study asked the question, “Does aging cause your lifestyle to become sedentary or does a sedentary lifestyle result in aging.” To have an answer to this question, the study looked at a sample of elderly men and women who bicycled regularly and could meet certain criteria to find out how they did on certain tests when compared to those who were not as old. Continue reading →