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( Exercise)
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image.[3] Childhood obesity is a growing global concern[4] and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries. Exercises are generally grouped into three types depending on the overall effect they have on the human body Sometimes the terms 'dynamic' and 'static' are used. 'Dynamic' exercises such as steady running, tend to produce a lowering of the diastolic blood pressure during exercise, due to the improved blood flow. Conversely, static exercise (such as weight-lifting) can cause the systolic pressure to rise significantly (during the exercise). Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical fitness and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy weight, building and maintaining healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility, promoting physiological well-being, reducing surgical risks, and strengthening the immune system.
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Exercise Articles
Is Pilates Right For You? by Mark Hall
Pilates had started out as only an exercise that would have been for the wealthy people to afford, due to the reason that a Reformer was used. This is a very expensive machine you would do the Pilates on. Joseph Pilates had designed this machine for ...
Maintaining The Ideal Weight by Robert Burns
Once you lose weight, maintaining the ideal weight is not as hard. There are several choices that you could do and most are as easy as picking the correct products and choosing right
Cooking at home gives you a very good idea of the c...
Three Steps To Senior Fitness by Dave Tabern
Exercise for seniors doesn't have to be complicated or hard. The main consideration is to proceed at your own pace and to assess your present condition. You will benefit as long as you are in reasonable health and have your physician's permission to ...
Online Yoga Exercises to Boost Your Internal Strength by gauri sharma
Yoga inherits from ancient times around 4000 years ago. Yoga holds an important position in ancient times. The word ‘yoga’ originates from the Sanskrit language and means, to join or integrate, or simply union. The ultimate pur...
Quick Tips to Living Healthy by Terri Adrian
This winter season seems to have taken its toll on everyone, especially regarding PTO and Sick Leave! With such abundant volumes of viruses and contagions floating around the air this winter, here's some simple tips from Eric Bridges (read more about...
Find Your Exercise Groove by Jerry Johnson
There is no need to explain the benefits of exercise. It has been proved time and again that looking after your body through physical exercises at any age will give you peace of mind and refresh your soul. Whatever time you exercise, whether it is ea...
The Best Recumbent Exercise Bike -- 5 Tips To Pick It by Al Bullington
The best recumbent exercise bike must do several things well. To get the best bike, check out reviews to see how the bike stacks up in several critical areas. Several mid-priced bikes offer good combinations of features at a fair price. Here are s...
Why Exercise Alone is Not Enough for Weight Loss by Brian Murray
Do you exercise regularly? Have you found that you're achieving your weight loss and maintenance goals, or are you still struggling with those last few stubborn pounds? While many people today do maintain a level of physical activity, they still st...
Preparing for the professional training program by mark clemens
One needs to remember that the hardest part of the journey is the first step. This is especially true when it comes to weight loss. One really may feel that he or she is facing an uphill battle, particularly if the past has been disappointing. ...
Exercise found to protect and even improve the aging brain by marlena fridrich
Exercise and healthy eating are great ways to vitalise life. This month two new studies published in the Archives of Neurology add to the evidence which suggests that regular exercise can help prevent the problems that often occur in thinking and me...
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