Skintelligence: Radiance Boosting Exercise

That old “beauty comes from within” line hits the nail right on the head – without the right body care, exercise routine and diet, all the beauty skin care products in the world are less effective. That’s not to say there aren’t some fantastically successful skin care and beauty treatments out there, but their competence in terms of visible results can be enhanced wonderfully by what goes into the body too.

The buzz word for all healthy skin exercise routines should be CARDIO! Cardio exercise is one of the most essential and versatile forms of exercise about. Cardio is great for body care in terms of burning calories, strengthening the heart and lungs, reducing the risk of health issues such as diabetes and high cholesterol, and of course – encouraging clear, radiant, firm skin all over the body.

The most basic way that cardio boosts the radiance of the skin is simple – blood and sweat! The increase in healthy blood flow helps skin to rejuvenate, whilst toxins are ever so elegantly sweated-out of the skin through pores.

Top cardio exercises include cycling (averaging about 350 calories per 30 minutes), swimming (same as cycling), running (in the region of 300 calories per 30 minutes), walking (about 150 calories per 30 minutes) and (for the more adventurous souls with decent upper body strength) rock climbing, which burns a well-earned average of 400 calories per 30 minutes.

Including just three weekly sessions of cardio could, combined with the right beauty skin care routine, significantly improve the look, texture and overall health of the skin from top to toe.