10 Health Benefits of Physical Activity

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jOaEwa1A7Qyf73Mq8Xcv5dnY3Yr-Mdl1844fLR4hwSQcvHHIAXesC_pZJYs-JjPoB02ikcAflTkkN9JTQS7E_LgOcJnq23zh31brYQB-GG5gmh_RbgNxHUm8J-1E3P9rr4-P0o7GwJk/s1600/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="10 Health Benefits of Physical Activity" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jOaEwa1A7Qyf73Mq8Xcv5dnY3Yr-Mdl1844fLR4hwSQcvHHIAXesC_pZJYs-JjPoB02ikcAflTkkN9JTQS7E_LgOcJnq23zh31brYQB-GG5gmh_RbgNxHUm8J-1E3P9rr4-P0o7GwJk/s320/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activities.jpg" title="what are the health benefits of Physical activity? " width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">People who are usually inactive can improve and make their health and well-being by becoming even reasonably active and lively on a regular basis. What is important to note is that physical activity require not be strenuous to achieve health benefits and greater health benefits can be achieved by increasing the intensity, duration or frequency of physical activity which resultantly benefits health. Being physically active and lively plays a crucial role in ensuring well-being and health, and there is a large body of research examining the benefits of exercise.  Physical activity benefits many parts of the body such as the heart, bones, skeletal muscles, blood, cholesterol levels, the nervous system and the immune system.  Physical activities help reduce many of the risks.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       1. Reduces <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypokinetic_diseases"><span style="color: blue;">Hypokinetic Diseases </span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Hypokinetic disease is the condition that occurs from an inactive lifestyle. Hypokinetic diseases are caused owing to lack of physical activity. Hypokinetic diseases could include difficulties arising from sedentary behavior and obesity.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs385/en/"><span style="color: blue;">Physical activity</span></a> helps reduce Hypokinetic Conditions and reduces the risk of forms of cancer particular blood. Physical activity plays a central role in avoiding the numerous health conditions associated with obesity and maintaining a healthy body weight. Physical activity plays a significant role in the treatment and management of Type II diabetes. Continuous and regular physical activity is essential to decreasing risk of osteoporosis and maintaining bone density. Active people who own good muscle fitness are less likely to have back and other musculoskeletal problems than unfit and inactive people. Physical activity help reduce the risk and severity of a variety of ordinary mental health disorders Common mental (emotional) health disorders can be perceived as hypokinetic conditions. When people practice and continuously exercise they will be safe from obesity and other such issues.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       2. Helps Prevent <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cardiovascular-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">Cardiovascular Diseases</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Cardiovascular diseases or conditions are stroke, hypertension and peripheral vascular diseases. People get Cardiovascular diseases for many reasons, each one called a risk factor. The more risk factor one has, the more chance he has of getting a disease. Sedentary, or inactive, living is one of the <a href="http://www.world-heart-federation.org/cardiovascular-health/cardiovascular-disease-risk-factors/"><span style="color: blue;">primary risk factor</span></a>, so cardiovascular disease is considered a hypokinetic condition.<span style="background: white;">What is important to know is that there are various types of cardiovascular diseases and different forms of cardiovascular disease are the leading killers in societies. There is an affluence of statistical evidence that physical inactivity  and idleness are a most important risk factor for<a href="https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/coronary-heart-disease"><span style="color: blue;"> CHD</span></a>. Regular physical activity and movement and accompanying fine physical fitness are associated with a reduced risk of stroke and it helps control high blood pressure (<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150109.php"><span style="color: blue;">hypertension</span></a>). Regular physical activity and fitness are helpful in the deterrence of peripheral vascular diseases.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       3. Reduces the <a href="http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/UnderstandYourRiskofHeartAttack/Understand-Your-Risk-of-Heart-Attack_UCM_002040_Article.jsp#.V17XBrt97IU"><span style="color: blue;">Risk of Heart Attack</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Furthermore, Heart attack is the most serious and prevalent of all hypokinetic diseases. Regular physical activity help reduces the risk of heart attack. It is important to note that there is evidence that regular exercise can improve coronary circulation and consequently reduce the chances of a heart attack and dying from facing one. The heart of the inactive and idle person is expected to be less able to resist stress and is more vulnerable to an emotional storm that may likely precipitate a heart attack. Regular physical activity is one useful and efficient means of remedy for a person who has had a heart attack or who has <a href="https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/coronary-heart-disease"><span style="color: blue;">coronary heart disease</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       4. Reduces <a href="https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MetabolicSyndrome/Metabolic-Syndrome_UCM_002080_SubHomePage.jsp"><span style="color: blue;">Metabolic Syndrome</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Metabolic syndrome is cluster of conditions or a group of metabolic risk factors such as a high blood sugar level, increased blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess body fat around the waist, that occur together, increasing the risk of stroke, heart disease and diabetes. Some of the main causes of this syndrome are: having insulin resistance, being overweight or obese, genetic factors and being physically inactive, which give rise to metabolic, risk factorsIn addition to the benefits of physical activity on reducing risk factors for chronic disease improving health and, it has been shown to be effectual in improving mental health, which is also a main cause of disability. Many suffer from depression, and mental illnesses affect and are affected by chronic conditions, for instance, heart, cancer and other cardiovascular diseases, <a href="https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/"><span style="color: blue;">HIV/AIDS</span></a> and <a href="http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/"><span style="color: blue;">diabetes</span></a>.  The facts on the mental health benefits of physical activity and exercise is less well documented than for the physical effects. However, the body of evidence is rising fast, with many studies and clinical test having shown definite benefits including: reducing symptoms of stress, improved mood, anger and depression, slowing <a href="http://www.alz.org/dementia/mild-cognitive-impairment-mci.asp"><span style="color: blue;">cognitive decline</span></a> and alleviating anxiety.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       5. Improves <a href="http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/immune.html"><span style="color: blue;">Immune System</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Evidence suggests that regular physical activity can help and enhance the function of the immune system, helping the body resist infections such as the common cold and the flu. Moderate activity has been shown to help reduce symptoms of some forms of arthritis. Being active can also help people avoid depression or reduce symptoms of depression. One-third of all adults have report that they often feel depressed.  <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       6. Reduces <a href="https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/common-issues-of-aging-102224.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Problem with Aging</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RDahL8joLc0Z__paDysMnqFPiOVoCMl0DA61xraoHDLnbc7DgkkTWdWzLTTTTlTIV75kfhHvu9AubuA3LqIbk-QnbVesEpkjywhYxEmgpL7P6hAr1qhlEfT3ouudLE36C6p58YkXeac/s1600/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activities+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="10 Health Benefits of Physical Activity" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RDahL8joLc0Z__paDysMnqFPiOVoCMl0DA61xraoHDLnbc7DgkkTWdWzLTTTTlTIV75kfhHvu9AubuA3LqIbk-QnbVesEpkjywhYxEmgpL7P6hAr1qhlEfT3ouudLE36C6p58YkXeac/s400/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activities+1.jpg" title="physical activity and problem with aging" width="247" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Physical activities help reduce the problem pertaining to aging. Regular physical activity can help improve the level of fitness and improve and enhance functioning among older adults. Due to regular physical activities, the chances for getting old becoming unhealthy become less. Regular physical activity can squeeze illness and limited functioning into a shorter period of life and enhance the condition of health. The level fitness can be improved.Regular physical activity and good health-related physical fitness are significant to health promotion and feeling well. Physical activity improves and enhances metabolic fitness that can reduce risk of a variety of health problems and good physical fitness can help an individual enjoy his or her leisure time that helps reduce the chances of getting old. Furthermore, good physical fitness and physical activities can help an individual work effectively and efficiently and physical fitness is vital to effective living. Good physical fitness may help one assist in meeting unexpected emergencies and assist function safely; also, physical fitness is the basis for creative and dynamic activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       7. Develops <a href="http://optimalwellnesslabs.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Optimal Wellness</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Physical fitness and wellness involves aspects of life that are essential to keep oneself in top condition. Optimal physical wellness is developed through the blend of healthy eating habits and, most importantly, through beneficial physical activity and exercise. Essential components of physical wellness comprise cardiovascular strength, building muscular strength and endurance and endurance and flexibility. Moreover, physical activity and wellness is also concerned with increasing personal responsibility for one’s own health care, for instance, caring for minor illnesses and knowing when professional medical consideration is required. Developing optimal physical wellness allows one to be able to monitor one’s own essential signs and understand body's warning signs. One would understand and appreciate the relationship between sound nutrition and how the body performs. The physical benefits of looking good and feeling great most often lead to the psychological benefits of enhanced self-control, self-esteem, a sense of direction and determination.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       8. Assesses the Heart Disease Risk Factors</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3zD7WkanJQMoUmXmYlZt5tF_0lHt9XRBrqbDl9tC3bveyrtwjYdEjeK4TuFETT2MOOrNzC_5zQILJHliE0stk4qU0vBGaupFEB8tujm50m_zyR6kpWzt2LX2beB9G5nTLSnAXCHdNlM/s1600/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="10 Health Benefits of Physical Activity" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3zD7WkanJQMoUmXmYlZt5tF_0lHt9XRBrqbDl9tC3bveyrtwjYdEjeK4TuFETT2MOOrNzC_5zQILJHliE0stk4qU0vBGaupFEB8tujm50m_zyR6kpWzt2LX2beB9G5nTLSnAXCHdNlM/s400/10+Health+Benifits+of+physical+activity.jpg" title="sports and health benefits " width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Self-assessment of risk factors can help modify and enhance lifestyle to reduce and control risk of heart disease. Physical activity reduces days with pain for those with osteoporosis, arthritis, and chronic back problems and reduce and control activity limitations, especially among older people. Also, physical activities increase diagnosis of and decrease incidence of Type II diabetes as well as decrease incidence of depression. Moreover, physical activity and good physical fitness help reduce incidence of deaths from cancer and decrease incidence of heart diseases including high blood pressure and stroke. It also decrease incidence of high cholesterol levels among people. It should be noted that regular physical activity and good health fitness increases quality and years of healthy life as well as it increase incidence of people having healthy days and active days. Moreover, it increases the maintenance and adoption of everyday physical activity. Physical activity, reduce prevalence of overweight and increase prevalence of a healthy weight.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       9. Boosts Memory</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This is another beneficial effect of physical activity. Many researches have been conducted across the globe, which prove that physical activity has benefit for memory. Physical activity helps thinking and memory through direct and indirect means. Through direct means it helps reduce insulin resistance, reduce<a href="http://www.webmd.com/arthritis/about-inflammation"><span style="color: blue;"> inflammation</span></a> and stimulate the release of growth factors. Through indirect means physical activity helps improve sleep and mood as well as reduces anxiety and stress.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">       10. Brings Fun and Joy</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Physical activity does not necessary be all about strict fitness exercise so as to lose weight or reduce blood pressure, it can bring joy and fun to you and provide the opportunity to catch up with friends.  <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

10 Health Benefits of Physical Activity

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