If you’ve ever felt sluggish, tired, hungry or distracted, you might just be dehydrated. As you can imagine, working out in the summer heat dehydrates the body even more quickly.

Plus, dehydration lowers performance. Since working out feels great and comes with so many benefits, it’s important to find ways to stay hydrated and be active.

We all know that exercise is good for us, but a reminder of just how good it is couldn’t hurt. In a nutshell, here are a few things exercise can help you do:
• Lose weight or maintain a healthy weight
• Improve heart health by boosting good cholesterol (HDL) and lowering triglycerides (TG)
• Get into a good mood by tickling those brain chemicals leave you feeling happier and relaxed
• Boost energy and endurance
• Get more out of your food. Exercise increases circulating oxygen so that nutrients can be delivered more efficiently throughout the body
• Fall asleep faster and enjoy deeper rest (just don’t work out too close to bed time or the “boosting energy” part may outweigh the “better rest” effects)

Read more at FreshDirect’s myFD blog.