Physical Fitness
In today's world people lead a sedentary life-style, since more
and more people tend to migrate from countryside in search for
better career opportunities to urban centers. Their move is also
induced by certain push factors such as lack of employment,
absence of social amenities, etc. When they become absorbed in
the city life-style, they seldom follow the physical activities
that they once used to follow in rural setting. And with time,
their busy work schedule and paucity of leisure time make them
prone to lead a life without proper physical fitness. Absence of
physical fitness in an individual's life leads to problems such
as Obesity. And
in industrialized countries the problem of obesity has reached
truly an epidemic proportion. It was reported that in the last
10 years, obesity rates have increased by more than 60 percent
among adults in the U.S. The rate of increase in overweight
among teenagers has been even steeper. So, it is better to make
regular physical activity a part of your everyday life. Almost
anyone, at any age, can improve his or her health by doing some
type of activity. Such activities may range from mild Weight Loss Exerciseto weight training. Various
activities like cycling, walking, running or playing some
favorite games or playing with kids comes under weight loss
exercise. Apart from them, gardening and housecleaning can also
be considered as weight loss exercise. A weight loss exercise
should not be painful and boring. You should choose activities
that you love and can do it with fun. As part of weight loss
exercise, interval exercise can also be followed. It is a type
of exercise where you run for a minute and walk for another
minute. It is effective because your metabolism remains elevated
for hours even after completion of exercise thereby helps in
weight loss by burning more calories. Weight training comprises
practices like weight lifting, stretching, gym workouts. Weight
lifting is done mainly to raise muscle. It has become evident
that muscle burns more calories than fat, so if you have more
muscle then you'll burn more calories throughout day. It also
strengthens bone, makes you strong and help avoid injuries.
Moreover, there is a growing concern worldwide over the issue of
child obesity. So, parents must be aware of the child's health
issues and they must take care of their activities. Instead of
allowing them to watch television, play videogames, they must be
encouraged to activities like running, biking, rope jumping,
dancing and some other sports to fulfill their daily quota of
physical activity. Physical fitness is needed to attain a
disease free life. Maintenance of good exercise and nutritional
habits can help prevent high blood pressure and higher
cholesterol level, which contribute to heart disease and stroke.
Other benefits of physical fitness are anxiety and stress
reduction; it enhances feeling of well being and self confidence
in an individual. Life is a beautiful gift of God, nobody wants
to spend it in misery. So, to enjoy the life in its fullest one
must strive hard to attain a good physique by doing regular
exercises along with other activities of life. Lisa Collins is
an associated editor to the website www.figurefirst.com.
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