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5. It leaves you feeling euphoric. High-intensity exercise can leave you with a feeling of euphoria. Try running, biking, or swimming as fast as you can for 30 to 40 seconds and then reduce your speed to a gentle pace for five minutes before sprinting again. 5 Mind-Blowing Benefits of Exercise 1. It reverses the detrimental effects of stress. Exercise boosts levels of soothing brain chemicals like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Exercise may actually work on a cellular level to reverse stress's toll on your aging process. 2. It lifts depression. Sustained, sweat-inducing activity can reduce symptoms of depression about as effectively as antidepressants. 3. It improves learning. Exercise increases the level of brain chemicals called growth factors that help make new brain cells. 4. It builds self-esteem and improves body image. Even simply seeing fitness improvements, like running a faster mile or lifting more weight, can improve your self-esteem and body image. U.S. News & World Report reveals five ways that exercise can enhance your brainpower and mood: the cellular aging process that eventually kills you – is one of the most promising anti-aging strategies we know of to date. Much of the research surrounding telomeres is focused on turning on a gene that produces telomerase. But, in the meantime, high-intensity interval training appears to be the most effective all-natural approach to slow down the aging process by reducing telomere shortening. In fact, research has shown there's a direct association between reduced telomere shortening in your later years and high-intensity-type exercise. Increasing Glutathione Levels Also Helps Reduce Telomere Shortening Aside from vigorous exercise, another powerful strategy that shows great promise in reducing telomere shortening is to increase your glutathione levels. ere are studies in progress indicating that increasing glutathione levels can provide similar results as high-intensity exercise to preserve telomere length. Glutathione (GHS) is manufactured inside your cells from its precursor amino acids: glycine, glutamate, and cysteine, and is therefore not a compound you can ingest directly. Expensive glutathione supplements are available, but you can also increase your glutathione levels by making sure your diet includes foods rich in the sulfur amino acids your cells need to synthesize glutathione. Eating a high quality whey protein is the easiest and most convenient way to do this. Other food sources include animal foods and eggs. Abby's Magazine - May/June 2015 | Page 25