How exercise can benefit everyone mentally and physically

In the United States of America 117 million individuals are considered physically unheathly. Everyone can benefit from the efforts of exercising.Staying physically active can help the way people look and can prevent mental pain. For example, playing a sport like volleyball can increase your mental and physical health by forcing your body to move, but not to an extreme extent unless you play the sport professionally. Many people can prevent deaths and have more longevity of life if they exercise. It can limit pain in many ways as well. 
Exercising is known to improve your immune system and helps boost blood flow to your brain. According to MedlinePlus.gov, exercising is beneficial for reducing stress levels, lessening chronic pain, and lowering high blood pressure. Those with type two diabetes can benefit from exercising to maintain their blood sugar, it can keep their levels regular. If done right, exercising can lengthen a person's life longevity. Smokers also use exercise as a distraction to quit smoking, it is a proven method that has worked. There are countless other positive benefits from exercising, but these are some main ones that are normalized. 
 There are many sources who provide to say these claims  can be proven. Cartlen athletics.org says  

“Exercising increases the number of endorphins that are released into your body and increases productivity.” This shows how being physical can affect your mental stability. Another site called mayoclinic.org says, ”being active boosts high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol, and it decreases unhealthy triglycerides.” This is why many people with high blood pressure or any other controllable disease diagnoses’ exercise daily. They need to do this to keep their body from producing too much of something and controlling their levels of intensity. 
    Not only is exercising the best way to reduce stress and control high blood sugar, it betters many people's life longevity by maybe decreasing the aging process. Health.com says “exercise doesn't just make you feel younger. Regular physical activity may decrease the aging process in your chromosomes.” That's right, exercising can make you look younger! There are specific workout routines in place to slow your aging process. For example riding a stationary bike can actually slow down the process while still boosting positive endorphins. This site also mentioned how physical movement can help deeper sleep and overall better sleep. They noted “regular physical activity can help you fall asleep faster, get better sleep and deepen your sleep.” These are many reasons why working out is a good idea. 
     Working out can not only help controlling levels for diseases, preventing premature deaths, boosting life longevity, reducing stress, and improving your mental health. There are many proven ways to promote physical movement. For example, playing sports is a good starting point. Many starters begin a low intensity sport like pickleball or volleyball. This can help you ease into exercising. Any movement in general is beneficial for a human. If you are a smoker, have chronic pains, or are just looking to improve your life, working out can help you see the results you would like.  In all, the human body needs the positive benefits that exercising produces. 

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