Laughter and exercise have similar physiological processes.
When you laugh or exercise, your body increases the endorphins and neurotransmitters (the hormones that make you feel good) while releasing the stress hormones.
Laughing also increases your body’s ability to utilize oxygen and causes a cleansing of the lungs that can help with emphysema. A good, hearty laugh is equivalent to an ‘internal jogging’.
Laughing gives the diaphragm, abdominal, intercostal, respiratory accessory, and facial muscles a complete workout.
Some people even include their back, leg, and arm muscles in a good laugh.
You can improve your health by laughing.
Laughter not only provides a stress release and exercise, but reduces pain as well.
Laughing triggers the release of endorphins, which are the body’s natural painkillers, providing a temporary distraction from pain.
The endorphins released during laughter have proven to help reduce the pain and symptoms of arthritis and enhance treatments of many illnesses and diseases.
People everywhere are gaining awareness of the power and importance of laughter.
