Exercise and Your Skin

February 6th, 2010 by Guest

You probably know that regular exercise does great things for your cardiovascular system, your muscles – even your brain. But did you know studies show that exercise is also good for your skin?
Exercise Can Speed Wound Healing. A 2006 study of the effect of exercise on wound-healing, found that the wounds of people who worked out healed 25% faster — or an average of 10 days sooner than people who didn't workout out.
Exercise May Decrease The Risk Of Skin Cancer. In animal studies, mice who were exposed to cancer-causing UVB rays developed fewer tumors, took longer to develop them and had less deadly types of cancer when they were able to exercise on a regular basis on a running wheel.
Exercise and Caffeine May REALLY Decrease The Risk Of Skin Cancer. In other animal studies, this protective effect of exercise relative to skin cancer was increased dramatically when combined with the ingestion of [...]

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