Chances are you’ve stumbled across this blog looking for some incentive or advice on working out as a teenager. The benefits are endless, but without further ado, here are the top 5:

5. Start the habit young

One of the best things you can do to your body is exercise and keep fit. It is absolute fact that people who exercise regularly live longer and healthier lives, and so the younger you start the better. You’re also more likely to keep exercising throughout your life when starting the habit soon rather than later.

Teenagers (like myself) also often fail to realise that they have more free time now than they will probably have for the rest of their lives. This means you’ll have more time to focus on your diet and exercise without money stresses or bills to pay.

4. Lose Weight

Muscle not only weighs more than fat but also burns more calories. By having a higher muscle to fat ratio your are effectively burning more calories in your everyday life than you would be normally. This basically means that weight training and aerobic exercise are your best bets in the fight against fat.

3. A stronger body

People often forget the actual practicalities of being a stronger, leaner person. Every one’s had that moment where someone fails to lift/open something and you wish you could just walk over there and show them how it’s done.

It’s a strange feeling at first but what you first start to work out you’ll soon begin to notice that things you initially thought were heavy, suddenly become lighter. Even simple things like opening heavy doors and carrying bags seems not quite as hard as you initially thought it was.

Unsurprisingly it’s a satisfying feeling when you can lift twice as much as your parents and an impressive practicality when with friends or that special somebody.

2. The biology bit

Regular exercise increases the strength and efficiency of your heart. An unfit person will have more beats per second compared to a fit person doing the same amount of exercise. A fit person will also recover quicker then an unfit person.

During exercise it has been shown that blood circulation increases up to 30 times in individual muscles and organs. This supply’s the muscles with more nutrition and oxygen.

Going through that spot phase, a.k.a puberty? Forget Clearasil, go and exercise for a while. The pores in the skin open up during intense activity. The result is a healthier, cleaner skin.

1. Better body tone

Finally, the main reason why most teenagers choose to workout, specifically weight train. You’re going to look more lean and toned. Yes we’re talking about bigger biceps, six pac, pecks etc.

The fact is, it’s going to happen. By efficiently strengthening your muscles they’re going to get bigger and leaner. This is certainly impressive physically when wearing short sleeves or a tank top, and is even noticeable by a general touch. Though it wont get you the girl, it will certainly help.