Topic: Benefits of exercise in everyday life.

Exercise is well known to prevent many different health condition and diseases. Most of
these health related issues are related to inactivity and poor lifestyle practices. Physical activity is
any activity that one can do on a regular basis such as walking, cleaning and doing any chores.
However some of these activities that we do on a regular basis can be used as exercise routines
by simply adding specific time to what we do, apply more energy and planned schedule so that
repetitive action may allow your body to adapt to these changes. Our body can only
accommodate a minimum amount of pressure initially so too much exercise is not required to be
done in the beginning. As one progresses, more intense exercise may be done based on what the
body can accommodate. With exercise being an everyday activity, where oxygen is highly
required and recommended to endure throughout the exercise period scheduled, one may acquire
many health benefits. Some of these benefits include:

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Strengthening your heart and cardiovascular system.

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Improve your blood circulation and help your body to use oxygen.

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Eliminate or reduce symptoms of congestive heart failure.

Increase energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or

experience shortness of breath.

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Increase endurance throughout exercise.

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Lower blood pressure.

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Improve muscle tone and strength.

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Improve balance and joint flexibility.

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Strengthen bones.

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Help reduce body fat and help you reach and stay at a healthy weight.

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Help reduce stress, tension, anxiety, and depression.

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Boost self-image and self-esteem.

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Improve sleep.

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Make you feel more relaxed and rested.

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Make you look fit and feel healthy.

There are diseases caused due to the lack of exercise. Some of these diseases are:
A.

Obesity: This occurs when ones body mass required for his/her age and height is exceeded,

resulting in excess fat. This person is said to be overweight. Exercising helps to burn these
excess fat that is present as previously mentioned.
B.

Diabetes: This is a disorder of the metabolic system in person has high blood sugar, either

because thepancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the
insulin that is produced. This condition is manifested by excessive thirst and frequent urination.
Some of this blood glucose may be used up in energy and for manifested symptoms, hydration is
necessary.
C.

Hypertension: A chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure is elevated. It is

also referred to as "high blood pressure". With this condition, ones arteries are pressured to force
blood to and from the heart especially during any physical activity. However, with exercise these
arteries may become stronger to maintain blood force and the heart will gradually become larger.
With the heart being larger, more blood will flow around the body much faster and also oxygen.

D.

Stroke: A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the

flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis.

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Heart diseases: An umbrella term for a variety of different diseases affecting the heart such

as aortic aneurysm, heart attack, unstable angina, congestive heart failure and so on.

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Arthritis: According to Eustice (2013), Exercise is important for healthy joints. Moving

your joints daily helps keep them fully mobile. Strengthening the surrounding muscles helps
support the joints. Also, joint movement transports nutrients and waste products to and from
the cartilage, the material which protects and cushions the ends of the bones. In this case, range
of motion exercise are high recommended to prevent or help recover from arthritis.

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Fractures: Exercise and nutrition are among the most commonly advocated lifestyle

measures to improve skeletal health. A variety of exercise regimens has emphasized the
beneficial role of speed, strength, power, endurance and coordination in improving bone mass
and structure, and the effects of these regimens vary depending on age and are maximized during
childhood and adolescence. Exercise influences the skeleton primarily by its direct impact on
bone and by improving muscle mass and strength, which exerts further strains on the skeleton.
These strains are sensed by mechanoreceptors, primarily on osteocytes, whose nature remains
incompletely understood but which ultimately transduce the mechanical signals into biological
signals. Therefore exercise is recommended to enhance bone development and strength.
(Bonekey 2010)

Conclusion:
In summary, physical activity and exercise is a crucial and critical component to healthy living. It
is never too late to start exercising, so as long as the type of physical activity engaged in is
appropriate to one's physical ability. Physical activities can become ones exercise routines by
adding the required factors. Begin with minimal amount of exercise; gradually increase activities
to the recommended frequency, duration, and time as you progress. Always remember to warm
up before exercising so that the body can get ready for the exercise and this enhances circulation.
Warm down after exercising so that the body can re-cooperate or recover from the activities

done.Exercise does combat health conditions and diseases and it is one of the main benefits in
everyday life.

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