Exercise Information
Exercise (and proper nutrition) helps keep the body strong. Exercise improves circulation which inturn keeps the mind working better and keeps your thinking clearer. Exercise, even a simple 30 minute walk per day, keeps your body in better shape than sitting at your desk for 8 plus (sometimes 12 plus) hours everyday.
Can you miss a day? Of course you can. But to have a good healthy lifestyle, exercise must be as much a part of your daily life as sleeping.
How important is exercise. When a person suffers an accident or serious illness, as soon in the recover process as possible, they are assigned a physical therapist that begins an exercise program appropriate to the patient's condition. Without the movement and muscle stimulation the patient will get sicker rather than better.
Physical exercise can improve both your mental and physical health. The benefits of aerobic exercise include improved cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and flexibility. Exercise pumps more blood through your veins. This increases the size of your arteries, prevents fat from clogging your arteries and helps prevent blood clots. A strong heart does not have to work so hard so you are less likely to have a heart attack.
Regular exercise also increases your HDL (good) cholesterol and helps lower your total cholesterol. Exercise also helps lower your blood pressure. Your lungs will also benefit from exercise as they become better conditioned so that activities such as climbing stairs will not make you out of breath. Muscles that are not used become small and inelastic, but aerobic exercise will help tone your body by increasing muscle size, strength and flexibility while burning calories. Exercise can also help alleviate stress and make you more productive, so choose something that you enjoy and stick with it.
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