The Importance of Exercise

 

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If you want to lose weight you ought to regularly partake in exercise and reduce sedentary activities in order to promote not only healthy bodies but overall general health and psychological well-being. Many studies have shown that regular moderate exercise lowers the risk of heart disease, many cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, depression and other diseases. Some of the benefits includes:

Reduce depression and anxiety

Reduce the risk of developing colon cancer and breast cancer

Reduce your risk of heart disease

Reduce the risk of premature death

Build and maintain healthy muscles, bones, and joints

Reduce the risk of developing diabetes

Reduce high cholesterol or the risk of developing high cholesterol

Reduce high blood pressure or the risk of developing high blood pressure

Boost your mood

Give you more energy

Lose weight

Reduce stress

Help you sleep better

Increase bone density

Strengthen the heart and lungs

Improve your quality of life

To lose weight or maintain the peak of health you should aim to exercise about 3-7 days a week. Optimum activity is should be targeted at around 30 -90 minutes minimum a day of moderate to intense physical, depending upon weight status, age and eating habits. For even more health benefits, a combination of either more intense activity and / or longer periods of activity is advised for most persons instead of just 30 minutes, checking with healthcare providers first for approval.

The three main exercise programs to focus on are cardiovascular, strength/resistance and flexibility/stretching. The stretching exercises are for increased flexibility, while cardiovascular conditioning and calisthenics or resistance exercises to improve endurance and muscles.