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You can be flexible with the kind of exercise
you choose. It appears that either aerobic
exercise alone or aerobic exercise combined
with resistance training can equally help sleep
quality (44Trusted Source).
SUMMARY:
Regular physical activity, regardless of whether it is aerobic or
a combination of aerobic and
resistance training, can help you
sleep better and feel more energized during the day.
9. It Can Reduce Pain
Chronic pain can be debilitating, but exercise can actually help reduce it (45Trusted
Source).
In fact, for many years, the recommendation
for treating chronic pain was rest and inactivity. However, recent studies show that exercise
helps relieve chronic pain (45Trusted Source).
A review of several studies indicates that
exercise helps participants with chronic pain
reduce their pain and improve their quality of
life (45Trusted Source).
Several studies show that exercise can help
control pain that’s associated with various
health conditions, including chronic low back
pain, fibromyalgia and chronic soft tissue
shoulder disorder, to name a few (46Trusted
Source).
Additionally, physical activity can also raise
pain tolerance and decrease pain perception
(47Trusted Source, 48Trusted Source).
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SUMMARY:
Exercise has favorable effects on
the pain that’s associated with
various conditions. It can also
increase pain tolerance.
10. It Can Promote a
Better Sex Life
Exercise has been proven to boost sex drive
(49Trusted Source, 50, 51).
Engaging in regular exercise can strengthen
the cardiovascular system, improve blood
circulation, tone muscles and enhance flexibility, all of which can improve your sex life
(49Trusted Source, 51).
Physical activity can improve sexual performance and sexual pleasure, as well as increase
the frequency of sexual activity (50, 52Trusted
Source).
A group of women in their 40s observed that
they experienced orgasms more frequently
when they incorporated more strenuous
exercise, such as sprints, boot camps and
weight training, into their lifestyles (53Trusted Source).
Also, among a group of 178 healthy men, the
men that reported more exercise hours per
week had higher sexual function scores (50).
One study found that a simple routine of a
six-minute walk around the house helped 41
men reduce their erectile dysfunction symptoms by 71% (54Trusted Source).
Another study performed in 78 sedentary
men revealed how 60 minutes of walking
per day (three and a half days per week, on
