Why Exercise is Good For You
There’s plenty of evidence that an essential component of a
healthy life is physical activity. It has been shown that
exercise has a positive effect on both your body and mind.
Exercise helps blood flow, pumping more blood through your
arteries. First of all that means your lungs will become
better conditioned for work bringing more oxygen for your
body cells. Then, more blood increases the size of your
arteries and veins preventing fat from clogging them and
helping to lower your blood pressure.
There is an inverse relation between the level of exercise
and the presence of cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise
is a way your heart learns to work harder so you are less
likely to have a heart attack. On the other hand, exercise
reduces blood concentration of C-reactive protein lowering
the risk of periodontal disease and inflammation in the
heart. Physical exercise has a positive effect on the
severity of many cardiovascular risk factors such as
hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and obesity. By
increasing the coronary blood flow, exercise also limits the
atherosclerotic lesions extension.
Physical activity can help elderly people prolong their
independence and improve the quality of their life. Exercise
is an opportunity for middle-aged and older adults to slow
some of the consequences of aging on the cardiovascular
system.
You probably know that every bad health condition starts
with obesity. When physical exercise is combined with
healthy nutrition, it can help control weight and prevent
obesity.
A very important thing to remember. People forget that
regular exercise can be used as a drug. Physical activity is
one of the best therapy for insomnia, weight control, and
reducing insulin resistance. Exercise may also be as
effective as medication for battling depression. It has been
demonstrated for a long that people who exercise regularly
live longer and are healthier than sedentary people.
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