With the advent of modern
technology, it seems that
today very few people are
getting enough exercise. Some
people who sit all day in
front of the computer and
the others who confine themselves
to an office do not give their
body enough work out. Exercise
is important to your body.
It is a physical activity
that includes anything to
get you moving, such as walking,
dancing, or working in the
yard. It is vital to your
overall health and it enables
you to be physically active
as you perform daily activities.
If you are physically fit,
you have the strength, flexibility,
and endurance needed for your
daily tasks. Being physically
active helps you feel better
physically and mentally.
There are three types of exercise:
aerobic exercise, strength
training, and flexibility
exercise. Aerobic exercise
increases your heart rate,
works your muscles, and raises
your breathing rate. For most
people, it's best to aim for
a total of about 30 minutes
a day, at least 5 days a week.
Strength training, when done
several times a week, helps
build strong bones and muscles
and makes everyday chores
like carrying groceries easier
for you. Flexibility exercises,
also called stretching, help
keep your joints flexible
and reduce your chances of
injury during other activities.
These get the body in a state
of readiness for vigorous
activity and enhance the performance
of movement required for exercise.
Gentle stretching for 5 to
10 minutes helps your body
warm up and get ready for
aerobic activities such as
walking or swimming. Flexibility
exercises also result in mild
elevation of the heart rate
and ventilation and perhaps
light perspiration but should
not be fatiguing.
Exercise has lots of benefits.
First, it can burn calories.
The more you get up and perform
a set of exercise, the more
calories you will burn. You
don't necessarily need to
go to a gym to do this, you
can do exercise even while
playing, or doing house chores.
You can even burn extra calories
just by walking to and fro,
or going up and down the steps.
Second, exercise can help
you succeed at losing weight.
Many people get disappointed
when their diet and amount
of exercise simply seems to
stop working to make them
achieve their goals. They
probably perform the exercise
the wrong way that is why
they never see results. Exercise
should be done on a regular
basis, and if a person is
really determined and motivated
to lose weight, it is not
impossible to achieve.
Third, exercise increases
metabolic rate this is why
active people can eat anything
and not gain weight. Fourth,
exercise helps you to sleep
better. Exercise within a
few hours of going to bed,
but make sure it's only a
brisk walk. Just save the
high-impact aerobics in the
morning or early afternoon.
Fifth, exercise is good for
body and soul. It improves
mood and due to the chemicals
it releases in the brain called
endorphins, it gives you an
overall feeling of well-being.
And lastly, exercise reduces
the risk for several diseases
including heart disease, adult-onset
diabetes, high blood pressure
or hypertension, breast cancer,
osteoporosis and colon cancer.
Exercise may also help prevent,
or be effective in treating,
some mental illnesses, such
as depression.
Your body is made to be active
daily, and once you started
doing exercise, you will be
more willing to exercise on
a consistent basis. But the
secret to being consistent
is to make your exercise as
enjoyable as possible and
an experience which you will
look forward to each and every
day.
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