Thursday, April 29, 2010

Importance of Exercises

Exercise is a physical activity that boosts or retains physical condition and overall health. Exercise strengthens muscles and the cardiovascular system, It helps in weight loss, perfecting athletic skills, and maintaining a perfect biological system.

Through regular exercise disease like heart strokes,  cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes are controlled. It also amends mental health, prevents depression, and helps to promote or maintain positive self esteem, increases individuals sex appeal or body image. Childhood obesity can be decreased through regular exercise

There are different types of exercise they are flexibility exercise, Aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise.

Flexible exercise: it has got stretching which improves the motion of muscles and joints.

Aerobic Exercise: it contains cycling, swimming, walking, hiking, running or playing tennis which increases cardiovascular endurance.

Anaerobic Exercise: sprinting, weight training and functional training which increases short term muscle strength.

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