Physical, Emotional and Psychological Benefits : The need for exercise to keep fit cannot be over emphasized . The benefits of exercise are many. It goes to make a fit heart, healthy lungs, blood with more oxygen content, and formation of capillaries to take blood and oxygen to reach the skin and hair, strengthens and tones all the major muscle groups including shoulders, arms, back, stomach, buttocks and legs, making for a shapelier body. Due to good circulation of blood one has a radiant face with bright eyes.
In short,
exercise not only makes a person physically fit and mentally alert but also a handsome and beautiful, self confident and cheerful person.
It prevents heart diseases, reduces fat, lowers blood pressure regulates blood sugar, burns out
bad cholesterol (LDL) helps build good cholesterol (HDL) helps in easing arthritis, asthama and backache, reduces stress related tensions, prevents bones from becoming fragile and brittle and is a natural tranquilizer. ( A 15 minutes walk before sleep induces sleep )
Walking – A Natural exercise
Walking is a natural, simple and safe form of exercise and is easy to make it a regular routine. No cost is involved, it can be done anywhere and at any time. Strolling or casual walking is not and exercise.
Brisk
walking amounts to exercise as it demands large quantities of oxygen into our system. The heart pumps blood faster and greater oxygen is introduced into our lungs. This leads to vascular endurance i.e. sustained ability of heart, lungs and blood to take oxygen from the air and deliver it to the body.
Resting Heart Rate is index Fitness
Resting heart rate is an index of our fitness. Heat rate can be measured by counting our pulse rate. Take your pulse rate the moment you get up in the morning. It is in a minute :
100/90 you are Unfit, 80 of Average health
70/60 you are Fit and 50 and below you are very Fit
By exercise, the resting heart rate can be lowered. We have to realise that a fit heart pumps more blood with each heart beat than an unfit heart It has been found that an unfit heart beats 50,000 times more per day and 17 million more times in an year than a fit heart As the
heart functions without stopping, an effort should be made to lessen its work.
N.B : Persons having heart problems, high blood pressure, sever back pain, severe arthritis and pregnant women should take docotor’s advise before embarking on a
walking programme.
