Importance of Exercise and its Benefits
Introduction
Exercise is any type of physical exertion we perform in an effort to improve our health, shape our bodies and boost performance. Obviously that covers a broad range of activities and, luckily, there are plenty to go around whether you want to lose weight, get healthy or train for a sport.
Physical activity can lower your blood glucose (sugar), blood pressure, and cholesterol. It also reduces your risk for heart disease and stroke, relieves stress, and strengthens your heart, muscles, and bones. In addition, regular activity helps insulin work better, improves your blood circulation, and keeps your joints flexible. If you're trying to lose weight, a combination of physical activity and wise food choices can help you reach your target weight and maintain it. All of these benefits can be yours even if you haven't been very active before.
Why exercise is important
Increased Metabolism-Increased physical activity through working out leads to more muscle mass, which in itself leads to a higher metabolism. As per some studies, every extra pound of muscle allows you to burn anywhere from 50-100 calories when at rest. Improved Muscle-Tone-Physical activity, especially weight training allows you to change the shape of your body. Since muscle is denser than fat, one can get bigger or smaller by gaining more muscle mass? Protect against heart problems. More Americans die each year from heart disease than any other ailment. Aerobic activity makes the heart pump more efficiently, which helps to lower blood pressure. It can also raise the level of "good" cholesterol, whose job is to remove excess fat from the blood stream.
Maintain a healthy weight-Regular exercise helps you to and helps your heart to work more efficiently. Exercise can help you feel less anxious-Exercise is being prescribed in clinical settings to help treat nervous tension. Following a session of exercise, clinicians have measured a decrease in electrical activity of tensed muscles. People have been less jittery and hyperactive after an exercise session.
Exercise can make you feel better about yourself-Think about those times when you've been physically active. Haven't you felt better about yourself? That feeling of self-worth contributes to stress relief. Becoming Strong and Healthy- The wonderful tool of exercise can help teens become fit and healthy. Performing some form of physical activity daily will significantly boost your ?basal metabolic rate??the number of calories your body burns in order to keep you alive. By having a high metabolism, you burn calories 24 hours a day?even while you sleep! You can literally turn your body into a fat-burning machine!
Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind. Exercising causes the body to produce endorphins, chemicals that can help a person to feel more peaceful and happy. Exercise can help some people sleep better. It can also help some people who have mild depression and low self-esteem. Plus, exercise can give people a real sense of accomplishment and pride at having achieved a certain goal ? like beating an old time in the 100-meter dash. Exercise Makes You Flexible-Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind of exercise often feels really good, like when you take a big stretch in the morning after waking up. Being flexible is having "full range of motion," which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. It's easy to find things to do for good flexibility
Read about Acne Cure and Treatments and Breast Enlargement Enhancement. Also read about Beauty and Makeup Tips
Related Articles:
Magic Mirror Exercise
Good morning I love you.This is a basic exercise, which is performed when you first see yourself in a mirror, for most people this is usually in the morning when we go and wash and groom ourselves.
Assessment Centre Group Exercise - Coping With The Stress Involved
The Group Exercise ? A Stressful Situation
A group can be a pleasant and secure environment For example, amongst a group of family and friends we are likely to feel secure and comfortable
Components Of A Golf Exercise Program
Golf exercise program - with the exploding number of so-called golf fitness experts these days, it becomes very confusing. It's easy for a golfer to be misled and end up in a program that will hardly have the desired objective of improving their game.
Diet Plans-Lose Weight Now!
It is every person?s dream to be slim, lose weight, and have the perfect body Why are so many individuals overweight
Best Exercise to Lose Weight - Why Cardio Exercises May Not Be Helping You Lose Weight
If you are like many people who use cardio exercise equipment at home or at the gym, you have seen the settings on the machine that display the fat burning zone. You probably have targeted the length and intensity of your exercise to stay within this zone so you can lose weight quickly.
TrimTalk® Dieter Talks Her Way to Sustained Weight Loss
She credits personal TrimTalk phone coach for helping her reach her goals.
Weight Loss & Cardio The Point of Diminishing Returns
Is it possible to do so much cardio for belly fat loss that you reach a point of diminishing returns?
Want to Lose Weight? Stop Dieting
I could have titled this one "Want to keep on losing weight? Stop dieting".
A completely new way to lose weight.
There is more than dieting out there. We're all being crushed under the weight of diet and 'healthy eating' advice. At best it's convaluted and confusing, at worst it's just plain wrong.
Strategies for Alleviating the Boredom Associated with Exercise
Just about every expert in the ADD field will tell you that exercise is one of the best ADD management strategies there is. According to the book Delivered from Distraction:"When a person exercises, she sets in motion a cascade of events that her brain loves.
Body Wraps & Saggy Skin and Weight Loss
There is a lot of discrepancy on whether body wraps offer permanent results when used on a regular basis. The answer is that many of our customers say that they do but maybe that is because we also offer therapeutic creams with each of our products. For example the cellulite body wraps also a cellulite cream that includes aminophylline that helps to burn off cellulite even after the effects of the body wrap have worn off. This is important since the wraps give you great instant results, visible results but the creams work in between the wraps to give you a more permanent result.
Consumer Health Review Releases Their 2007 Review of HotBod3 and Other Weight Loss Supplements
Consumer Health Review releases their 2007 review of HotBod3 and other weight loss supplements. A leading online source for health and fitness information, the Consumer Health Review on HotBod3 includes ratings for categories including thermogenic effect, ingredient quality, appetite suppression and weight loss potential.
The Acidic Foods To Avoid With Gout Diets
Most people when choosing a gout friendly diet will look to cut out or reduce foods high in purine, as metabolizing purine in the body leads to increased levels of uric acid, which is the cause behind gout symptoms. However, high purine foods may not be the only foods to avoid with gout. Some researchers have established a link between body acidity and gout. The more acidic your body is, the higher the possibility of developing gout. Conversely, having a more alkaline system encourages rapid uric acid elimination. As the body becomes more acidic, uric acid elimination slows down dramatically. This is due to the pressure the body comes under trying to process both the uric acid and the acidic foods. The kidneys become strained and are...
Lose the weights for weight loss
Whatever you read about acomplia and weight loss, there is one constant. Acomplia on its own cannot reduce your weight. It is designed to work alongside a low-calorie diet and physical exercise. So what kind of activity should people adopt?
Ten Weight Loss Tips
Most of us want to lose weight at some time or another, but we are told that to go on a diet is detrimental to our health. So how can we lose weight? Making changes in our lifestyle is the trick. Here are ten easy tips to help you lose weight: -
