(SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.)- A recent study out of the University of Houston gives you more of a reason to make working out your New Years resolution.
The study finds working out can strengthen your immune system, improving its response to bacteria and its ability to better recognize and fight cancer cells.
The research states moderate exercise three to four times a week can do the trick.
Dr. Carlos Neves, vascular surgeon at Beebe Healthcare, explained how exercise can strengthen your mind body and your cells:
"There is improved cell turnover, healthier cells last longer just because the body is producing healthier endorphins or makers that facilitate and make it easier to fight off infections and problems."
Dr. Neves said that straining the body while working out can make you stronger inside and out, but your age can make a difference; "with exercise you don't want to stress the heart and lungs to a point they cannot tolerate it."
Dave Kergaard has been a trainer for almost twenty years, he believes the gym is the best form of medicine.
"You're in the gym, you're getting stronger, you're lowering your blood pressure. We have seen so many people who have gone on an exercise program who have actually reduced the amount or even eliminated medications they have been on," said Kergaard.