5 Ways Exercise Can Make You Look Gorgeous

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Almost all of us want to look good. We want to create a positive impression so we spend lots of time and resources in ensuring that we are presentable all the time. We buy great products for our hair and skin. We book appointments to dermatologists and hair specialists to look flawless and immaculate. We eat healthy foods to have a toned body and great complexion.

But did you know that doing regular exercise can also help you achieve an ethereal look?
Exercise, aside from its proven benefits when it comes to our health, can also help improve our physical appearance.

Here’s how a regular dose of exercise can make you look gorgeous.

1. Smoother, More Radiant Skin

Whilst, famous brands of lotions, cream and moisturizer can give you a fresh and younger-looking complexion, some of us don’t have enough resources to buy these products. Exercise, on the other hand, is the easiest and cheapest way of achieving a smooth and radiant skin.

Instead of booking an appointment for facial treatments, spend at least 30 minutes of breaking a sweat instead. Both deliver the same result to our skin, but the latter clearly benefits our pocket. Sweat expels trapped oil and dirt when our pores dilate.

A few minutes of exercise opens up the tiny arteries in your skin, allowing more blood to reach the surface of our skin and deliver the nutrients to heal our skin from pollutants and damage from the sun. These nutrients also boost the production of collagen which prevents wrinkles.

2. Less Stress and Anxiety

Stress and anxiety can make us look older than our age. When we’re constantly frowning due to these negative feelings, wrinkles and fine line are formed on our faces.

It is pricey to have Botox or other kinds of treatments to remove those wrinkles and fine lines.

Why don’t you try the free yet effective way instead?

Exercise does not only give health benefits, it is also a proven method of reducing stress and anxiety. When we perform a physical activity, endorphins – chemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers – are produced. This improves our quality of sleep which in turn lowers down your stress and anxiety level.

Regular physical activity, even just a 10-minute walk, can elevate a person’s mood. Plus, people who do regular exercise can cope with stress better than those who don’t.
When you’re in a happy perspective since you are able to manage your stress and anxiety well, it radiates to your face and gives you a natural glow.

3. Reduces Cellulite

Models that are always featured on the cover of fashion magazine possess a toned and perfect body. You can hardly see any cellulite in them. Makes you wonder if they are superhuman that has a super power of automatically wiping off their cellulites.

Well, it turns out that you don’t need a super power to eliminate, or at least, reduce your cellulite. Having a regular workout routine can help you say good riddance to those dimply stuffs in your body.

Exercise on a rowing machine can help you stay healthy and cellulite-free. Aside from this, try on these exercise steps to reduce or get rid of your cellulite:

• Squats

• Side and Elevated Lunge

• Resistance band alternating glute squeeze

• Resistance band butt blaster

• Single leg hamstring bridge

When you look at yourself in the mirror and you’re satisfied with what you see, you feel good about yourself and you carry that self-confidence. Everyone is attracted to someone that is confident.

4. More Restful Sleep

When you don’t have enough sleep, not only do you feel tired and cranky but you also feel unattractive. Not getting enough sleep obviously affects your productivity but it also has a negative effect on your hair and skin.

Whilst we all have the intention to get a good night sleep, there are a lot of distractions that keep us from getting the much-needed quality sleep – such as gadgets, stress, noise, etc.

A regular workout routine can help you get the shut-eye that you deserve.

Did you know that even as little as 10 minutes of aerobic exercise can tremendously increase your quality of sleep?

Having a physical activity during the day will results in a peaceful sleep at night. Consequently, it is more likely that you will wake up to a glowing and beautiful you in the morning.

5. Detoxifies Skin

Cleansing our body from food waste, environmental pollutants, harmful bacteria, poisons and other substance can improve your health and appearance.

While others try on popular detox methods such as detox foods and juices, another effective way of detox is exercise.

When we move during an exercise routine, we give our body the opportunity to stretch, breath, sweat and circulate. Exercise helps our internal organs to eliminate wastes and toxins.

You don’t need to empty your savings account just to be beautiful. Start living an active and healthy lifestyle and reap its benefits. With constant exercise, feel good inside and outside.

Author: Scott Murphy
Scott Murphy is a writer who loves to write articles on various topics such as health, fitness, exercise etc. With a passion for sport over the last 20 years, Scott is a regular contributor to allrowers.com, a site offering reviews, workouts, industry news and education about the benefits of rowing and regular exercise.