Stryker's 6 Reasons Why Exercise Makes You Happy

Everyday people go to work or school as if they were going to do that every day for the rest of their lives with no change. People have spent generations trying to improve the world for the better, but people show them that what they did was all for nothing. They do this by staring at a TV or a computer screen, spending every moment possible to sleep, and overworking themselves. As Yosef learner found in 30 Surprising Facts About How We Actually Spend Our Time, the average person, in their lifetime, spends 25 years of their life sleeping. From the time someone turns twenty one to the time they turn sixty five they have officially worked about another 10.3 years of their life (Lerner). That is 35.3 years of someone’s entire life just sleeping …show more content…
In Krista Stryker’s article, "6 Reasons Why Exercise Makes You Happy", she said that exercising has the ability to release chemicals into the brain that stimulates happiness, creates less stressed, boosts energy and confidence, eases anxiety and fights insomnia. According to President 's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN), one in three children are physically active every day. That is the equivalent of having a class of 21 students and only 7 of them run around and play outside every day. Children are born to have tons of energy growing up so that they can be physically active and grow properly. One problem can be and is that there is nowhere for a child to play. Only about one in five homes have parks within a half-mile, and about the same number have a fitness or recreation center within that distance (PCFSN). This is one of the many ways that can stop a child from becoming more active. In bigger cities where a child grows up without a backyard to play in, they have to resort to playing in a park. Being able to play increases a child’s happiness, same with an adult who is physically