Daily tasks, such as carrying the shopping or doing housework or home repairs, will seem easier when you exercise regularly, and you will experience fewer aches and pains and minor injuries. You’ll also sleep much better and wake up feeling really refreshed and ready to take on daily challenges.

Exercise has many other amazing properties as well. You will feel much happier, more relaxed and be less prone to tension and headaches, anxiety attacks and stress. Exercise can work as a pain killer and mood enhancer because it causes the body to release chemicals called “endorphins”. These substances have a similar chemical structure and effect to morphine and only these ones are natural, have no side effects and are excellent for your health and general well being.

Endorphins act on the nervous system in several ways. They reduce pain by blocking pain signals at particular sites in the brain and spinal cord. However, they also act on special places in a part of brain called”hypothalamus”, which is responsible for determining mood. It is this action that is thought to give the athletes the feeling of euphoria known as jogger’s high, experienced particularly after a long run. This feeling can be so pleasurable that athletes may become addicted to training, unwilling to give it up for a single day - even when ill.

In addition to the all-round health benefits of regular exercise, your lovemaking will also improve. You’ll feel like having sex more often, it will last longer and you’ll enjoy it more. These benefits will come to you within weeks of starting regular exercise and stay with you as long as you continue.

Exercise even helps to alleviate the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, such as fatigue, abdominal pains, mood swings and water retention, as well as menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes, sleep disorders, anxiety and depressions.