People who study the human body suggest that a person try to get at least an hour of exercise a day — even if it\’s just a brisk walk. There are several reasons for this, several positive things that exercise does for you.

1) It helps you lose weight. Exercising burns calories, and a lower calorie count in turn helps you to lose weight. This is a healthy benefit, because many diseases are at least partially the result of being overweight.

2) It makes you look better. Regular exercise, as mentioned, helps you take off unsightly pounds, and also give you a more toned look.

3) It helps your state of mind. Exercise is not just good physically, but emotionally as well. It helps you feel more peaceful and happy. Studies show that it even helps you sleep better.

4) It helps you age more “gracefully.” As just one example, weight-bearing exercises that involve jumping or running can keep a person\’s bones strong and therefore help fight off osteoporosis later on in life. And of course, other problems that normally crop up later in life, such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, are also helped by a regular exercise routine.