Exercising regularly can bring forth a lot of benefits in the body. Experts say that even just a few minutes doing your daily workout can already create a huge change in your emotional, physical, and mental being.
One of the most trusted online health website the Health Line enumerated about 10 things people gain as they exercise. Some of those benefits are: it makes you happier, it aids in losing weight, it makes your bones and muscles stronger, and it helps improve your energy levels. Furthermore, exercising can also promote healthier skin, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, improves your memory and brain health, and also improve your sleep quality.
Given all these benefits, it is indeed undeniable how exercise can help people in a lot of ways. But, when is it too late to start?
A study, which is published in JAMA Network Open, revealed that despite being inactive when they were young, people who have started to focus on their exercise after their 40s have the same low rate of dying early as to people who have been consistent in doing their regular exercise throughout their lives. These people have a lesser risk of acquiring cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
"It's good to maintain an active lifestyle at all times regardless of your age," says Pedro Saint-Maurice, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He also added that exercising is not just for teens and adults. Even at the age of 40s or 50s, you can still start to change your routine for the better as it can still pose great benefits.
Saint-Maurice further explained how great it is to start your healthy regimen early as you will also reap your rewards early too. But the study shows a more important message, which can surely inspire more adult to exercise.
To conclude, the heart of the research shows that there is no such thing as too late when it comes to exercising. No matter how late you start your health regimen, you will surely still benefit from it.
The only limit of the study is that the researchers were not able to pinpoint what kind of exercise or workout the participants have tried. However, experts advise at least for a person to have "150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week." These exercises or workout need not be strenuous. Even a small amount of physical activity can do. You can start by doing cardio as simple as walking, running, biking, or even dancing.
