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One of the ways in which we have talked about lowing stress as well as finding a “natural high” rather than seeking out life threatening drugs involves being physically active.
But these days students are expected to get 8 hours of sleep a night, be at school for another 8, and must use the remaining 8 hours for studying, a social life, sports, extracurriculars, and leisure.
However, so many people forget about the benefits of being physically active, how it can so positively affect your future, and how it is worth it in the long run.
It is recommended by the The American Health Association to stay physically active for at least 1 hour per day. But how can we expect so many students pressed for time to make this room?

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First Off: What are the Benefits of Exercise?

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First Off: What are the Benefits of Exercise?

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First we should examine the benefits of exercise. The first involves improved strength, coordination, releasing endorphins, and improving you bodies overall functioning.
However there are some other benefits not as often taken about. Exercise improves your mood, heightens alertness and reduces buildup of toxins, improving almost every aspect of everyday life.
Not only that, but people who reported to exercise at least 5 time per week reported better mood, better grades, and better health compared to those who didn’t according to Ellen Shanley, author of Fueling the Teen Machine. By exercising, you allow your body to accomplish more task more efficiently, giving you a better attitude, focusing your mind, and keeping you engaged.
Mark McClusky explains this phenomenon in his book “Faster Better Stronger” where he examines the effects of exercise on people and how it affects their daily lives. He found that people who exercise daily remained on topic longer, were far less willing to stop a task, and prioritized their lives better.

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Just like school has many different classes and subjects, being physically active is no different. Exercise can differ in intensity, materials required, and skill.
Many activities fall under the category of aerobic/endurance, strength/bodybuilding and balance, but they all in some way overlap with one another, and all should be done to reap the benefits of maximum health.
Common endurance activity can include, but are not limited to, running, biking, rowing, and swimming. These activities build up your cardiovascular and respiratory health, especially useful in later life where heart complications are very common.
Strength refers to activities such as weightlifting and bulk muscle building which increases bone density and stronger muscles, also useful in later life when bone structure and muscle mass gradually deteriorates.
Balance activities refer to things like calisthenics, gymnastics, and yoga, all of which are designed to improve your core and posture, again, useful in later years when posture and balance can have a large impact in terms of overall health. All of these activities are very important and should be at least in some way part of your exercise routine.

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One of the main ways is to encourage yourself and your friends to join a sport or exercise group, increasing your social time while at the same time improving your body's health at the same time.

Another way to increase your body's ability to stay healthy involves keeping a journal. Looking at your pat progresses and your future goals constantly remind you of what you need to do and what you want to accomplish.

According to Sean Covey, you should also focus on choosing activities which overlap with your everyday activities.  If you drive to school, consider biking instead. If you are required to take a physical education class, take a more strenuous class based on physical fitness. Whatever you do, your exercise should be focused around your average lifestyle to both simplify your own lifestyle, and add more room for other things in your life.
By employing these strategies, exercise will feel like less of strain on your day-to-day life, be more fun for you and others and be all the better for you and everyone around you in the end.

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McClusky, Mark. Faster, higher, stronger: the new science of creating superathletes, and how you can train like them. NY, NY: Plume, 2015. Print.

"Pictures of the 7 Most Effective Exercises to Do at the Gym or Home (and Tips to Improve Form)." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 26 May 2017.

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