Thursday, April 15, 2010

Be Happy – You Can Gain Something If You Undertake Some Pain.

Sometime, you feel that you do not need extra exercise after you walk to the nearby railway station, march up the escalators, and thereafter you come back to home, to take your pet for the morning calls and this exercise is sufficient to remain fit. No, you still need extra exercise. Light exercises do not provide the required cardiovascular reserve. One has to indulge in a variety of fitness programs – treadmill, swimming, light running and jogging. These exercises decrease fat, enhance and improve circulation, increase muscle mass, regulate body metabolism and keep a person fit, physically and psychologically. Pottering about the house does not make up what your body usually requires.

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. Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It must be 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. 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 Childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries.

Exercise also reduces levels of cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone that builds fat in the abdominal region, making weight loss difficult.] Cortisol causes many health problems, both physical and mental.

Regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy. People who are active live longer and feel better. Exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight. It can delay or prevent diabetes, some cancers and heart problems.

There are 1,440 minutes in every day. Schedule 30 of them for physical activity! Most adults need at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity at least five days per week. Examples include walking briskly, mowing the lawn, dancing, swimming for recreation or bicycling. Stretching and weight training can also strengthen your body and improve your fitness level.

The key is to find the right exercise for you. If it is fun, you are more likely to stay motivated. You may want to walk with a friend, join a class or plan a group bike ride. If you've been inactive for awhile, use a sensible approach and start out slowly.

Keeping fit generally means having a good exercise tolerance so that one does not tire easily. The main systems in the human body involved in day today functioning and directly affected by exercise are the cardiovascular system (heart for pumping blood) and pulmonary system (lungs for supplying adequate oxygen for energy). A healthy cardio-respiratory system leads to a well-functioning gastrointestinal system (stomach, bowels, etc), which is then able to absorb the required nutrients and supply the body with proper nourishment. This leads to a healthy mind and body.

To improve efficiency of the cardio-respiratory system, one needs aerobic exercise, ie, a workout which increases exercise tolerance. However, to be effective, it should be done at a pace that will surprise the body and force it to keep up with the higher level of activity. It is ideal to push hear rate up to 80 per cent of the maximum advisable limit for you age and health, after seeking medical advice. This will increase the overall Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), and make the body more efficient.

To remain fit, one has to keep all the joints moving and keep muscles toned to support skeletal system. This improves posture, controls muscular and joint aches, improves skin circulation. A research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology ad Community Health, found that women who did more than eight hours a week of heavy housework were actually slightly more likely to be overweight than those who did none – and no amount of vacuuming, scrubbing and cleaning lowered resting heart rate, which is an indicator of enhanced aerobic fitness.

Since we all have different levels of fitness, it’s impossible to prescribe any single activity or target heart rate as suitable for all. There is evidence that brisk walking protects women from diabetes and heart disease, but for most middle-aged men, walking simply isn’t challenging enough. Men who want to reduce their risk of diabetes and heart disease should consider jogging, circuit training, running or competitive sports.

A healthy body built up with regular exercise can bring in a lot of energy to let you use up the most of your working hours and you can accomplish your dreams by increase of your productivity. Once your actual productivity increases, your income and job security with mental peace also increase to make you happier. For being happy, you need to undertake extra pains and extra pains will ensure extra gains.

Be Happy – You Can Gain Something If You Undertake Some Pain.

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