Healthbridge: The Importance Of Exercise
I drag myself to the gym several times a week. The drive to Healthbridge is agonizing because most of time, especially in bone chilling weather and when I'm working thirty hours a week on top of school, I rather be curled up in bed reading or catching up on my latest Netflix addiction Shameless. But exercising is important, and I try to squeeze in a good workout in between the several other things sucking up my time. I'm a biomedical science major; I understand the science behind why exercise is good for the body, but I also have the common sense to understand that the way physical education is taught is not intense enough for students to benefit. For example, today we pulled each other around the gym on towel. . .what are the students getting...show more content...
I can always use improvement in my style and I have been experimenting with semicolons because I've always been a little unclear on how to use them. In my proposal piece I did find myself combining two sentences with a semicolon while I was in the editing stages of my writing. At the end of my assessment of the problem I originally ended the paragraph with a short sentenced, which is something I used a lot of in my personal statement, followed by another sentence. I toyed around with different ways to phrase my ideas and decided to explain to my readers in an up front manner: "Education is versatile; recently, there has been a big push to innovate the way school is led and giving students more say in their education will lead to better performance academically and interpersonally" (Elliott). What I like about semicolons is that you still have a pause after the word versatile similarity to if I would have ended the sentence with a period and started a new sentence. I plan on using them more in my writing. I also italicized the word and to really emphasize that giving students more options will put the students at an advantage on more than one level. I always think there is room to improve with style and writing in general, but overall I used a lot of different techniques which makes my writing stand out and makes my paper worthy of an
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Being fit can give you immediate benefit of improved vigour, and it may offer long–term benefits as well.
# Gain More Energy. As you exercise regularly, your entire body becomes more efficient. Your heart begins to pump more blood with each beat and to beat fewer times each minute. Your body develops the ability to make more oxygen available to your cells. That means more energy–greater productivity, more stamina, and less fatigue.
# Feel Good. Exercise makes you feel good, both physically and mentally. It gives you a psychological lift and strengthens your sense of accomplishment. The discipline associated with exercise also makes you feel good about yourself: "I feel good that I walked today," or "When I run, I feel I have control over one area of my life."
# Look Good. Regular exercise plays an important role in helping to reduce body fat and weight and to develop muscle. Fitness can give you a better–looking, better–proportioned body: a flatter abdomen, firmer thighs, and slimmer hips.
# Feel Younger. Increasing your activity level can reverse or slow the changes that many people think are simply the unavoidable results of aging. In reality, lack of exercise usually reduces flexibility, strength, blood vessel elasticity, and lung functions; slows reaction time and metabolism; and increases body fat between ages 30 and 60.
# Build A StrongerHeart. Regular exercise may help reduce or modify some of the risk factors associated with heart disease, such as high
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Exercise and eating healthy are two of the most important things you need to do to take care of your body properly. Both exercise, and eating healthy, have many advantages and benefits. They help with multiple things needed throughout your life. These things include growing physically, mentally, and if you are religious, spiritually as well. All of this adds up to your body functioning in the highest and best way possible. Exercise, or physical activity helps your body in many ways. For example, exercise helps control the weight of a human. It helps prevent people gaining unwanted weight and helps people who have unwanted weight to lose it. (mayoclinic.com) When we eat, we are taking in calories, and then when we exercise we burn off...show more content...
This is what causes us to be sore. The muscles then build back up, becoming stronger than before. (lifehacker.com) People still need to be careful when they exercise because they can hurt themselves or overexert themselves while doing it. Being a little sore for a 24–48 hour period is normal but when being sore is a severe pain, it was probably caused by overexertion. (lifehacker.com)
For people who want to lose weight when they exercise they need to take a completely different approach. Instead of doing high–intensity workout for short periods of time, they need to do the exact opposite. Brian Parr from the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of South Carolina says: "When you exercise for a longer duration, you're going to use the slow twitch fibers that are really good at burning fat. If you went and did a couple hundred meter sprints for your workout, it only works the fast muscle fibers, and they use primarily carbohydrates and don't burn that much fat at all.
For example, when you get on an elliptical or treadmill you can push the "fat burning" button, it will be longer and lower intensity because that favors the muscles that are going to burn more fat. So if you do a jog instead of a sprint, you're burning more fat." (lifehacker.com) Even through all of this you need to have some variety because some exercises just burn the fat in
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Sport and exercise psychology is a mandatory aspect of the sport science discipline. This discipline contributes to the various professional practices associated with physical activities such as – teaching of physical education, recreation and health promotion, and kinesiology related professions – because it plays a mental role for the participants. Sport and exercise psychologists view physical activity in several different ways: physical activity as a tool for health, physical activity as a tool for human potential, and physical activity as a tool for social change. This aspect of psychology may be the most important aspect of physical activity, because of the contributions of exercise and sport psychology to health, human potential,...show more content...
This psychological determination is what a fitness consultant may attempt to implant in a client. The importance of psychology in physical activity has flourished as educators and recreation promoters are better able to understand how the importance of health is view by their participants.
Exercise and sport psychology is thought to be an extremely important aspect of physical activity and sport, which allow people to reach their human potential. The importance of exercise and sport psychology in increasing human potential can be seen by looking at how it affects high performance athletes, sport consultants, and the usage of visualization and imagery in this discipline. High performance athletes are consistently near their maximum potential as far as physical ability and strength are concerned. This has caused views to be shifted towards exercise and sport psychology to help the athletes take the next step towards their final goals. To take this next step, exercise and sport psychologists look at several areas. For example, they may look at competitiveness, emotional control, mental toughness, positive attitude, safety consciousness, and team orientation of an athlete to help establish where the athlete would be able to improve mentally (Jones, Neuman, Altmann, & Dreschler, 2001). Once the specific area they wish to improve has been found, they can begin to work with the athlete to
At the beginning of the semester, when we did the "tech–free 15 minutes", I learned that I was very dependent on my phone. I was forced to be a day without it and I felt anxiety. When I tried this again, I made sure that nothing would distract me. I deleted all the social media apps on my phone to assure that I would not feel the need to check up on them. Furthermore, I also put my phone on silent in order to make sure that I would not get distracted by text messages. In order to further have a distraction free "30 minutes" I locked myself in my room and just laid in my bed. I did nothing, except stare at the ceiling and contemplate life. During one of my weekly staff meetings, I learned that the best way to free your mind from...show more content...
As a Hispanic woman, this day drastically impacted me. I have always liked politics and have kept up with many of the decisions that have the ability to impact us as a population. However, ever since election day politics have changed a lot of aspects in life that I did not expect them too. One of the biggest shift that I have notice occur is the fact that Twitter has become a widely known, and controversial, platform. Twitter has been around for a long time now, but in the past 6 years that I have had one, I do not think I have ever heard as much talk of it as I do now. It has also not been very common for a president to speak to the public via twitter. Now, however, it seems very normal for the president of the United States to address the people through 180 characters. A year ago I would never have predicted that our internet usage could possibly be limited through policies. I never would have predicted that some of my loved ones would be losing their DACA. I would not have considered it normal for a president to publicly side with white supremacists. Most importantly, I did not expect a feeling of nervousness and anger to captivate the people of America. I think that as people process everything that occurs in society, these feelings become more and more normal. I think many things are taken for granted, but I think that right now many things are being taken for granted mainly at the national level. I think that the people of Get more content
Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~Edward Stanley You can change your life for the better and propel it to achieve a much higher goal and position by sincerely following one simple activity and that is: Exercise. Top executives, world leaders and other peak performers all have one thing in common; they have thoroughly understood the tremendous power of vigorous exercise on a daily basis as a tool for excellence. Many students say that they don't have enough time for exercise because they are busy. From this statement only their laziness can be inferred since if one is truly busy, then one cannot afford not to exercise. There's a saying, "the person who has no time for...show more content...
2.More oxygen is made available in the body as we inhale and exhale, making breathing the most efficient.
3.Blood is purified of all toxins.
4.Very effective for stress management.
5.Helps to reduce anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses.
6.It reduces hyperactive disorders related to mind.
Surya namaskar:
The complete set of "asanas" combined with proper deep and rhythmic breathing can provide significant physical and mental benefits. They can be practised at any time of the day; however, it can be practised in the morning on an empty stomach. When practiced in the morning, Surya Namaskar relieves stiffness, energizes the body and refreshes the mind. It is a form of exercise for all fitness levels. It is a spiritually uplifting exercise and promotes a keen awareness of the interconnectedness of your body, mind and breath.
Benefits of Surya Namaskar
1.Tones up the digestive system by alternate stretching and compression of the abdominal organs.
2.Strengthens abdominal muscles.
3.Thoroughly ventilates the lungs and also simultaneously oxygenates the blood.
4.Acts as detoxifying agent, by getting rid of enormous quantity of carbon dioxide and other toxic gases.
5.Tones up the nervous system and improves memory.
6.Reduces anxiety level and promotes good sleep.
7.Improves muscle flexibility.
8.Revives and maintains the spirit of youthfulness.
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The teaching profession plays a fundamental role in educating children. Some of which include physical activity Teachers engage in many roles in student's learning, some of which are more challenging and important than others and all which contribute to a child's development. The process of childhood development is dynamic, recognised by various fields including the influential society, inherited characteristics through genetics, and the psychological behaviour of the child. These fields all play their own roles in directly affecting the process of child development. "A child's developmental journey is guided by three factors which include nature, nurture and the child's own activity" McDevitt & Ormrod (2010, p. 4).
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"Obesity is considered to be a global health epidemic by the world health organization (2000)" (McDevitt & Ormrod 2010, p. 169), explaining that childhood obesity is an increasing problem in society and "being overweight increases a child's risk for a number of conditions, which include, asthma, high–blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease" ("Health Risks of Overweight Children," 2010). Being physically active provides direct health benefits to children and it is this reason that the importance of physical activity be delegated into the curriculum and that physical activity should be made compulsory in all schools and is the teacher's job to enforce and uncover methods to prevent obesity. Physical activities allow children to use their creativity while developing their mind, agility, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strengths. Physical activity is important to healthy brain development and it is through physical activities that children engage and interact in the world around them, therefore leading them positively in to middle childhood. "For children, physical activity enhances fitness, fosters growth and development, and helps teach them about their world" (Elliot & Sanders, 2002).
Indication that declining levels of physical activity are contributing to obesity, adding the importance of targeted intervention
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Our physical health and wellness is greatly effected by the various behaviors and decisions we make as human beings. In order to maintain physical health, we need to accomplish the numerous goals we set for ourselves. Physical health is so important to us because it effects all of the other dimensions of wellness severely. Physical health has various benefits that could be very harmful if one does not exercise regularly. For example, exercising regularly can reduce the risk of Cardiovascular Disease and reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic syndrome.Heart diseases and strokes are two of the various leading causes of death in the United States. Only 150 minutes a week of moderate–intensity aerobic activity can lower ones chances of getting heart diseases like those. Regular physical activity can lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels. Regular activity will also decrease the chance of Type 2 diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, which is when one has too much fat around the waist, high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, or high blood sugar. Consistent exercise can reduce the harms of these dreadful diseases. Improving ones mental health and mood is also a benefit of the regular physical activity. It can keep thinking, learning, and judgement skills sharp as one ages. It will reduce the risk of depression and could potentially help one sleep better. Research shows that doing aerobic exercises and muscle–strengthening Get
Have you ever notice that every day the body goes through some type of Physical Fitness? Well it does, in fact it's a natural achievement without facing much of prostration. Mental wellbeing is a basic factor for living a good life, a complex angle of the overall state of health. To be accurate, self–esteem and life's pleasure are conductive state of mind that commit to having a mentally healthy approaching towards others. Research has shown that the level of our physical activity can have a direct and very influential impact on our state of mind and how the body goes through many physical changes. The qualification to deal with life events such as stress, change or sickness is also an explicit objective of the mental strength. Accepting a...show more content...
Exercise has been found to be a timely and feasible way of ration people deal with the trauma and uneasiness every day. The repercussion on suspense doesn't seem to be visible as it is in other areas. Embracing analysis in a certain area of mental health shows that exercise is a very healthy different to other means of negotiate with giving time of stress and anxiety. These can be the most common alternatives include the consumption of alcohol and, nicotine through smoking. It is also been said by being physically fit, a some bodies reaction to a hurtful situation is increased to a level that is capable of controlling. Being the most common form of mental challenge, melancholy transpires in various degrees of harshness – from being a mild disorder to being a clinically diagnosed illness. Inquiry into physical activity and its possession have shown that exercise can help people overcome this state of mind to as high resulting level. No negative effects could be determined by exposing suffers to a physical exercise routine. Although this appears that regular exercise that could be a low ratings as alternative to valuable psychotherapy, and could lead to no medication being required. It is also understood that those who are fortunate in maintaining a neutral exercise
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Physical Activity is undeniably good for everyone, not only does it keep you fit and healthy but when started at a young age, it can set up good habits for life. Sometimes however, people do not take care of their physical wellbeing, resulting in obesity and other eating disorders which can be detrimental to their health.
Obesity is the condition of being seriously overweight. It is now considered a global health epidemic by the World Health Organization (2000) (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010). Physical activity is important to children in the middle childhood age group because a staggering amount of children have become overweight in the last few decades and teachers play a role in preventing obesity by becoming a positive role model,...show more content...
It is because of this high level of cognitive function that physical activity and nutrition are extremely important (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010). They affect the child's physical wellbeing in terms of energy levels, growth and the ability to concentrate (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010).
As children grow they continue to need physical activity. One of the methods of exercise that is popular with children in the middle childhood age is rough and tumble play or 'play fighting' (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010). Unfortunately, this sort of play is often discouraged by schools because of the possibility that someone may become injured. (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010). Teachers must find the balance between protecting children from getting hurt and allowing them to run and jump to release the copious amounts of energy that they have to burn (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010).
Another unfortunate hindrance to physical activity in schools is the notion that physical activity takes away from time that could be used for academic studies. This is unjustified however, because children of this age group are unable to sit and concentrate for long periods of time without being able to get up and move (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010).
Teachers can play a large role when it comes to addressing and preventing obesity. Because children spend such a large portion of their time with the teacher, it is the teacher
The Importance of Physical Exercise
What is exercise? The actual definition of exercise is; to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop, but to make it simpler, exercise is doing programs and workouts to keep fit, for example, running, hiking, bicycling, and any active sport.
Most Americans do little or no exercise during work or rest hours. Today there aren't many jobs requiring intensephysical activity. Instead of walking, people use automobiles or public transportation. Instead of being physically active, people usually watch TV in their free time. Some sports such as bowling, golf, and tennis (doubles) provide some exercise, but do not provide as much exercise as other more vigorous sports. Exercise is very important...show more content...
This happens when a person exercises too hard for too long, this mostly happens to people that have been inactive for a while.
In some situations, people have died while exercising. In these situations, most of the deaths have been by overexertion in people who have had heart problems. For people who are under the age of thirty, these heart conditions are usually from heart defect present at birth. For the people that are over the age of 40, the heart condition is usually coronary artery, which is the buildup of deposits of fats in the heart's blood vessels. A lot of these deaths have followed by warning signs such as chest pain, lightheartedness, fainting, and extreme breathlessness. These are symptoms that should not be ignored and medical attention should be advised immediately.
Exercising too hard is not good for anyone, however, and is especially dangerous for out–of–shape, middle–aged and older people. It is very important for all people to follow a gradual and sound exercise program.
If you are wondering how long it would take to be in shape, think about this; look at how long you have been out of shape and it will take about that much time to get back in shape if you exercise properly.
With some of this information earlier stated, exercise seems pretty dangerous, but it's not very dangerous at all, you just need to be careful. No
research studies have shown that physically active people are more likely to have sudden, fatal heart
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Studies have shown that one who is physically active has higher chances of living longer. Del Sanden writes in his article on Exercise Statistics, "People who engage in physical for 7 hours per week have a 40 percent lower chance of dying early than people who are active for less than 30 minutes a week." This statement is one of the many statements in his article proving the importance of fitness; it has the ability to enhance quality of life. Regular exercise can lower the risk of many diseases, improve the function of the physical body, as well as psychological health.
Fitness by definition is the condition of being physically fit and healthy. It does not necessarily mean gym workouts, it means being active. When one is active, the...show more content... Another disease that is commonly found in the US, but can be prevented by physical activity is Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease when the body does not produce enough insulin making sugar levels very high. However, when muscles are in action they can take the sugar/glucose from the blood without the help of insulin. The amount of physical activity necessary for prevention is minimum and does not take up much time. "Research suggests that 2 1/2 hours per week of even leisurely physical activity–like brisk walking–is enough to significantly improve glucose tolerance." By going walking instead of sitting by a television screen, one can prevent a disease like diabetes which requires constant medication. Decisions like taking steps instead of elevator can make a huge difference to one's health.
Besides for the aforementioned, being active strengthens the body, making it more reliable. Activity works the bones and muscles, making them able to handle more. Bones are living tissue. "Weight–bearing physical activity causes new bone tissue to form, and this makes bones stronger. This kind of physical activity also makes muscles stronger. Bones and muscles both become stronger when muscles push and tug against bones during physical activity." This build up enables the body to carry it's own weight, making standing on the feet an effortless activity. Stronger bones helps for better balance
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