A Fitness Routine is an Important Part of Staying Healthy
By: Ben Smith
Submitted: 2009-12-31 05:22:57 | Word Count: 514
With obesity becoming an increasingly debilitating condition within the United States, more and more people are concerned with finding a way to prevent it. Establishing a fitness routine to fit within your daily schedule is most recommended by doctors and health professionals. There are many proven reasons to exercise. The top five include: prevention of diseases, longer life, lowering of cholesterol and blood pressure, controlling and maintaining a healthy weight for your body, and improving sleep.
Diseases such as diabetes (specifically type 2), colon cancer, breast cancer and cardiovascular have all been proven to be related to a sedentary lifestyle. Studies have been done which support that a combination of daily physical activity and eating healthy can prevent these diseases.
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A study showed DNA cells in those who exercise briskly at least three times a week for 30 minutes each day were nine years younger than people who did not exercise. Regular, daily exercise also improves circulation of blood throughout your body. This can help your body flush out illnesses so you heal quicker, which can also help you digest food and improve your body temperature. Of course, a properly functioning body lives longer.
Regular exercise, such as walking, biking, can help lower triglycerides, low density lipoproteins (LDL) and excess weight. This can help decrease your cholesterol levels and your blood pressure within two weeks or so. Exercising daily can also help prevent those with pre hypertension from becoming full blown hypertension by adjusting your blood pressure to a safer level.
Sleep is important for concentration, better mood, and general efficiency throughout the day. Daily exercise can help your ability to fall asleep faster and achieve a deeper sleep, especially exercising in the morning. Lack of sleep, especially restful sleep, can lead to many issues such as depression, decreased immune systems and lack of concentration. Daily fitness routines can ensure a good, restful sleep.
As mentioned above, obesity is becoming a major issue and concern within the United States. Whether you are moving from a sedentary lifestyle to a more active one, or you exercise a few days a week, moving to a daily fitness routine isn t as hard as you might think. With busy lifestyles, it is easier to use time and energy as excuses as to why you can t exercise. There are ways to make it fun, enjoyable and only take up a few minutes of your time. You can even fit exercising in while you are seated at your office desk. There are even little adjustments you cane make to your day that can increase your physical activity, and greatly improve your life. The bottom line is the most important. The more calories you burn over your caloric intake, the more weight you will lose. Parking further away from the store so you have to walk more to and from your car, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, calf raises or leg lifts while you re standing at work, flexing your abdominal muscles while you re sitting at your desk are all examples of fitting exercise into your daily life.
