Exercise is known to have many positive benefits, and is already commonly accepted as an overall good for all people, but there is more to exercise that many people may not know about. To start off, working out is known to have obvious positive benefits for one’s physical health, including muscle building, strength building, endurance training (conditioning), fat loss, etc.

In conjunction with these great features, exercise is known to greatly reduce the risk of almost every threat to one’s health that sedentary life can bring including obesity, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, overall tiredness, etc. When putting the two sides of becoming better athletically and in terms of overall health together, one can make a strong argument that everyone should be exercising in some capacity due to its obvious benefits.

Here’s where things get very interesting. Being active and weightlifting has been linked to positive and strong mental health in many studies. The main connection that was seen has to do with the connection between exercising and the body’s response of releasing endorphins known as dopamine. Dopamine is known as the “happy” endorphin, and rightfully so as one’s body releases many of these things when the body is triggered by things that make one happy.

Exercise is also connected to a strong sense of purpose. The ability to physically see improvement when exercising consistently has a powerful effect on many people because it makes those who exercise feel as if they are accomplishing something significant in their lives. And, as the science indicates, consistently exercising is significant because it improves overall health and happiness, something everyone needs a little more of.