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Recently, at the Paris Olympics, the Chinese swimming team once again demonstrated what it means to have both strength and beauty, stunning Paris with their superb appearance and wonderful performance. Related topics have also been on the hot search list one after another.

In addition to their wonderful performances on the field, the athletes' excellent skin condition and positive mental outlook also attracted the attention of many netizens, who could not help but sigh: It turns out that all the good-looking ones are given to the national team.

As the Olympic Games progress, many citizens believe that "exercise can make people more beautiful". From a medical perspective, what is the basis for this statement? What is the specific role of exercise in improving appearance?

Exercise can help improve posture problems

Director Xiang Weineng, director of the Department of Spine Surgery at Changsha First Hospital, said that exercise can indeed improve appearance to a certain extent.

With the development of technology, many young people have been looking down at their phones or sitting at their desks for long periods of time in recent years, so posture problems are becoming more and more obvious, such as forward neck, round shoulders, forward pelvic tilt, hunchback, etc.

These body shape problems are more worrying than obesity and also greatly affect appearance.

In the human body structure, the chest, shoulders, neck, back, and arms are closely connected and affect each other. Among these parts, the back is the core muscle group that supports our entire upper body, and it is also the key part that radiates upper body activities. If the back is weak, it is easy for other parts to compensate. For example, a weak back can cause hunchbacks and round shoulders, excessive curvature of the thoracic spine, and severe accumulation of accessory breasts; it can also cause the trapezius muscles to compensate and become thick, resulting in a thick neck and ugly shoulders and neck.

Scientific exercise can solve these problems in a healthy and effective way.

"Long-term, regular exercise can help restore limb coordination and muscle strength, making the body more graceful, which is also the source of 'temperament'." Xiang Weineng mentioned that people can easily tell whether a person has a dance foundation or military experience, which is actually determined by "temperament". "When the body looks graceful and upright at first glance, the appearance will naturally improve."

In addition, regular exercise can promote the body's metabolism and fat burning, which not only makes the body shapely but also makes you look younger visually.

Regular exercise can improve skin condition

It is said that sweating during exercise is the most natural skin care product. In addition to improving body shape, exercise can also improve skin problems to a certain extent.

Huang Ao, director of the Department of Dermatology at Changsha First Hospital, introduced that the skin is composed of cells, and each cell has mitochondria, which is the engine of the cell.

These cells' engines make a chemical called ATP, which fuels all cellular functions. The skin also needs ATP to repair skin damage and to make components that keep the skin youthful, such as collagen and hyaluronic acid.

However, as we age, the mitochondria in our skin cells produce less ATP. How can we solve this problem? Studies have shown that regular physical exercise can rejuvenate the mitochondria in our muscles.

At the same time, exercise can improve blood circulation and promote detoxification. When we exercise, blood is pumped to our body, exercising our heart muscle and circulating blood and oxygen. This means that all cells in our body, including skin cells, are nourished by this blood circulation, resulting in improved vitality and more efficient cell repair and replacement. In this case, the skin is also able to get more nutrition, appear more complex, more radiant, and "look radiant."

In addition, regular exercise can help improve sleep. "Good sleep quality is very important for skin metabolism and body function recovery," said Huang Ao.

Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Mei Mei

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