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burn off calories
controlling body weight
muscle growth
correlated with
improving your mood
various chemicals
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Our body stores energy in several different ways: as sugars, fats, and proteins. When you engage in physical activities, you burn off energy, or what we call calories.
Intense exercise can help you burn off fats and can thus control your weight. Weight control is important because obesity has been correlated with many diseases.
Exercise and sports have been shown to improve your mood! Physical activity stimulates various chemicals in your brain that make you feel happier and more energized.
Exercise makes you stronger. Regularly training a certain part of your body will promote muscle growth in that area. Not only does this make you healthier and stronger, muscle strength is important to prevent yourself from future injuries.
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Exercise
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