Introduction

Exercise has a wide range of benefits, from physical benefits to mental benefits. In fact, exercise is the most common therapy recommended for various medical problems. As a result of mild to moderate exercise, mortality and morbidity are reduced, which decreases the health care cost and burden on the healthcare system.

Physical benefits 

• Improves physical strength
• Increases endurance
• Improves bone mineral density
• Enhance motor ability
• Improves body image
• Strengthens the immune system
• It helps in the management of chronic diseases

Mental benefits

There is an increased amount of evidence in the research regarding the benefits of exercise on mental health. A few of the benefits are the following:

• Improved cognitive functions
• Increases self-esteem
• reduction in cortisol levels, which decreases inflammation in the body and reduces stress,
• Physical activity helps the body in the production of neurochemicals that act like opoids and reduce pain sensitivity.
• It has been found that exercise increases the tendency to sleep, sharpens memory, and enhances the decision-making capability of the brain.

Other benefits

• physical activity helps in the treatment of schizophrenia
• It also helps in the treatment of alcohol syndrome by reducing the desire for alcohol.
• Exercise improves sleep quality, which in the long term is beneficial.
• Physical activity helps to manage a wide range of anxiety disorders, and it can also prevent depression.

Conclusion

Thus, it is concluded that physical activity has a wide range of health benefits, which can be physical or mental. Mild to moderate exercise not only keeps you physically and mentally healthy but can also be used as a therapeutic measure against various problems such as sleep disorders,anxiety disorders, alcohol syndrome, and various other health issues. So we should exercise to reduce healthcare costs and burdens on the system.