Why is Exercise Important

When someone asks me, "Why is exercise important?". The first and foremost important aspect of the regular exercising that comes to my mind is that it makes me healthy and physically fit. However, on the reflection, I realized that this is not the complete answer. It is said that there exists a connection between the mind and the body. So, one may safely infer that exercises can also influence the mind of an individual and make it strong and healthy.

Why is Exercise Important for Children?

Regular exercises improve the muscle tone and are of great help in improving your child's posture. Weight lifting exercises can develop and strengthen your child's muscles and bones. It also increases, both physical and mental endurance. Stretching exercises can also improve your posture by enhancing your flexibility. It makes your child nimble, agile and sure footed by improving balance and coordination. When your child bends and twists, whilst doing these exercises, flexibility of muscles improves and the chances of injury due to minor sprains and strains reduces, which is a common hazard for a child. Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become brittle and even a minor fall can cause them to fracture. Regular exercising improves the density of bones and makes them tough and helps your child in avoiding the osteoporosis.

Why is Exercise Important for Adults?

The excess amount of fat in our body can be cause of a heart attack. Deposition of cholesterol and other fats, present in the blood, on the surface of the inner walls of the arteries, which supplies blood to the heart tissues, can lead to coronary artery disease (CAD). This deposition forms a clot and obstructs the flow of blood to the heart tissues and is a prime reason of heart attacks. At present, more than 13 million Americans suffer from CAD. Regular exercises trains and conditions our body to expend energy, which helps us in controlling not only our body weight, but also the amount of fat stored in it. It also helps you in your daily work by maintaining your energy level for a long time.

During the exercise, the chemicals termed as endorphins are released into the blood stream by pituitary glands and into the spinal cord and brain by hypothalamus. The endorphins gives you a feeling of well-being and exhilaration.

After a taxing day at the work place, the a stretching workouts can do wonders for you by loosening the stiff and tense muscles in your body. When you are running- jogging, your muscles use glycogen stored in their cells for the energy and are ready to replenish it by absorbing the glucose from the blood. This reduces the blood glucose levels in the blood. If you do not have much time to spare for exercises, then a treadmill at your office or home, may prove helpful in putting in some exercise without the hassle of going to a gymnasium.

Even a simple and inexpensive walking exercises, which does not need a single exercise equipment can refresh you considerably. The psychological benefits of exercises can easily be grasped by simply looking at the people who include exercising in their daily plans. They look fit and full of confidence. Their body language suggest that they are ready to tackle any job.

The exercises such as aerobics, swimming and isometric exercises help in reducing stress and driving away feeling of lethargy. Exercises are also helpful in driving away depression and tackling mood changes. All the benefits mentioned in this article, make it easy for us to understand why is exercise important.