Quick Awesome Fun Fact: Exercise Can Help Eliminate Acne
According to a recent study in the Journal of Health Psychology, patients with severe acne reported being less likely to engage in sports or exercise, due to reported decreased self-esteem levels. Yet, this could be one of the worst things that a patient with acne could do, as exercise may actually help to alleviate acne. According to dermatologist Dr. Richard Fried, M.D. in this month’s Women’s Health magazine, “[Exercise] can save your skin…Exercise reduces levels of insulin and stress hormones, which when elevated, can trigger the production of breakout-boosting sebum.”
Still not motivated to exercise? One of my favorite ways to motivate myself to exercise on “blah” days is with time or money I would not otherwise use on myself — that is, time for a fun lunch out with friends, say, or money for something I can afford that I wouldn’t otherwise have (a pretty bar of soap or a new lipstick is always a fun option). Another great way is through FitDay.com. I absolutely love their nutrition and exercise tracker, and it’s graphs let me know if I’m on track to meet my fitness goals for the holiday season! :-) (And no, I am not sponsored by the site, I just found it one day and have been using it avidly ever since. I hope some of my readers find it helpful too. :-) )
Come back tomorrow for a review of L’Oréal’s new cleansers!
T totally agree stress = breakouts; relaxed = great skin ( holiday pics as proof).
I also am a fan of FitDay, introduced to me by my health conscious and future Judo Olympian (x fingers) BF. Great tool to help anyone wanting to lose weight etc.
Comment by AubreyM | November 8, 2008
I’m with you on that.
My skin looks OODLES better when I get to the gym
However I find that stressing out about not being able to get to the gym every other day (I have two jobs, babysitting, running my blog and well….my beauty routine) makes me break out more, like these past two weeks.
The key is relaaaaxation.
Comment by Elena | November 9, 2008
man oh man. i better get started on working out then. my skin is atrocious!!
Comment by ichigobunnie | November 14, 2008