HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE Though we have always advocated a nutrition-based approach to healthy living, many have assumed we care less about exercise. Contrary to such opinion, exercise has formed part of our recommendations for good health & good weight. Why do we think exercise is a good natural remedy for many conditions? Exercise helps you to burn more calories, during activity and at rest. This enables your system to achieve a healthy balance between your calorie intake & calorie expended. If you expend 100 calories more than what you consume, you will lose weight. Exercise strengthens & tones muscles of the abdomen, legs, arms etc, helping to improve your appearance. If you were very fat before & you use only nutrition to crash your weight, youre likely to show wrinkles if you dont achieve some toning through exercise. Exercise enhances the circulation of blood thereby reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure etc. Exercise enhances mental & physical stamina, slowing down the aging process by increasing the transfer of oxygen & other important nutrients to your bodys cells. Too much exercise, however, can cause the release of free radicals to your body, thereby causing you to age more. Exercise reduces stress by burning excess stress chemicals in the outward physical activity rather than those chemicals doing inward harm. Exercise helps in building & distributing insulin, thereby reducing the risk of type 11 diabetes. Exercise helps digestion & enhances the absorption of important nutrients in your body. Exercise improves the number of times you visit the toilet thereby reducing the risk of colon cancer & several other diseases. Exercise reduces the risk of osteoporosis by strengthening bones through the increased absorption of calcium in the bones. Exercise reduces the risk of arthritis by keeping your joints healthy & active. Exercise boosts your immune system thereby protecting you against numerous diseases. Exercise enhances brain alertness & your reflexes. Exercise enhances your quantity and quality of sleep. While the folks in rural agricultural communities have a way of keeping themselves active, thereby keeping slim and healthy, most folks living in the cities live sedentary lifestyles that cause diseases. Keeping an active lifestyle is helpful. Exercising 30 to 40 minutes, 5 days a week is very good for your health. Even if you cant jog, due to age, or pregnancy, engaging in brisk walking daily for 30 to 40 minutes is good for you. Does this make sense to you?
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:00:23 +0000
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