Exercise: Why You Need to Keep Moving
Staying active is one of the best things you can do for your health.
Exercise doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming, but it does need to be consistent.
Whether it’s walking, running, dancing, or even playing with your kids, getting your body moving every day makes a big difference in how you feel.
Regular physical activity offers countless benefits such as:
- It strengthens your heart
- Improves blood flow
- Boosts overall cardiovascular health
- Helps clear your mind, making you feel more focused and alert
- Enhances the mood by releasing “feel-good” chemicals in your brain, which help reduce stress and anxiety
- Boosts energy and makes you feel more energised throughout the day
You don’t need to be an athlete to get started. Begin by finding activities you enjoy.
Try a brisk walk, join a group workout, or even do some stretches at home. The key is to make it fun and part of your daily routine, no matter your fitness level.
Exercise is a powerful tool for improving your mental and physical health.
By adding more movement into your day, you’ll feel better, think clearer, and live a healthier life.
For more tips on staying active and healthy, explore other youth and health pages on HFA!
Exercise is crucial—and the type isn’t as important as putting in the effort to make it part of your routine. Even better, do it outside in the sun! Check out our page on the importance of sunshine to learn more.
Learn some exercise workouts in this video!
Disclaimer: Hope for Africa is not affiliated with the following video. It is simply being provided as a helpful resource for exercise.
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11 Bible verses about exercise and your health
Compiled by the Hope For Africa staff on September 19, 2024
Bible verses related to “Exercise: Why you need to keep moving” from the New King James Version (NKJV) by Relevance
- 1 Timothy 4:8
“For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”
Explanation: Combine physical exercise and faith in God for better health. - Proverbs 24:5
“A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;”
Explanation: It’s wise to incorporate exercise into your daily routine for a stronger healthier body. - Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Explanation: Christ can give us the power to do that which seems difficult at the beginning. - Proverbs 31:17
“She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms.”
Explanation: Though the intensity may differ, everyone can benefit from exercise. - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for man imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”
Explanation: Self-discipline is necessary for both physical and spiritual fitness. - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Explanation: Exercise is part of good stewardship for our God-given body. - 3 John 1:2
“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”
Explanation: Exercise is both necessary and important for optimum health. - Proverbs 17:22
“A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.”
Explanation: Happiness and a positive spirit improve the quality of life. - Romans 12:1
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
Explanation: Keep healthy through exercising so that you can be healthy to serve God better. - 1 Corinthians 10:31
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
Explanation: Exercise is not for pride but to glorify God in having good health. - Proverbs 3:7-8
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.”
Explanation: Let God be the centre of all you do to keep healthy.
Topics and verses are generated from multiple resources and are reviewed by our team. If a verse or topic does not belong or is missing, please contact us. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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