As we embark on another New Year, let us focus on practicing things that would 
continue to keep us healthy. Many of us made New Year resolutions and would 
probably not keep them. However, our best resolution should be to exercise more and 
loose weight. Exercise can be very rewarding because it benefits every part of the 
body.  Exercise causes the body to produce endorphins, chemicals that lead a person 
to feel peaceful and happy. (Some individuals are naturally grumpy). It helps 
individuals to sleep better, it helps with mental health issues such as mild depression 
and self esteem and can give you a feel of accomplishment e.g. running two miles 
instead of one. Exercise can also help you to look better. When people exercise, they 
burn calories, loose weight and look more toned than people who do not exercise. 
Exercising also helps reduces your chances of developing heart disease. Your heart 
muscle gets a good work out just like the other muscles of your body when you 
exercise. When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis it gets 
more efficient in delivering oxygen to all parts of the body. 
 
Considering all these points, it is easy to note why exercise is beneficial to the body. As 
the New Year continues let us continue to make an effort to exercise if you have not done 
so. 
 
 
Health Services Supervisor 
 
Ronda Hatchett, RN, BSN