Lack of time and motivation, an injury, tight schedule, and low energy and stamina are all excuses that prevent us from getting proper workout regularly. When your sole motive is to lose weight, sticking to a healthy diet will get much of the work done; however, if you want a fit and toned body, then you got to exercise religiously. So, if you have not been able to exercise for a few days for whatever reason, don’t panic and steer towards the “all or nothing” attitude where if you cannot be active, you let go of all other factors that help you shake off the extra pounds. In this post, we have listed out some ways on how to avoid weight gain when you cannot exercise.

Benefits of Doing Regular Exercise:
1. Improves bone density.

2. Burns calories, helps in weight loss.
3. Shapes up body.

4. Improves circulation.

5. Reduces the risk of insulin resistance.

6. Reduces risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

7. Boosts metabolism.

8. Improves energy levels.
How Exercise Helps to Tone the Body and Build Muscle"
As we have mentioned above, though we can lose weight with dieting alone, working out regularly helps to shape the body and add tone to it. During the exercise, microscopic tears are created in the muscle fibers and the body tends to form new and stronger fibers to repair these tears. As a result, when more and more of such strong fibers come into place, muscles get formed. But for this process to happen, along with exercise, adequa...