"There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long."Richard Nelson Bolles
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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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