Keeping Fit
Why
should I keep fit ?
Here is a brief summary of the health benefits of regular physical activity:
- Reduces the risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- Improved posture, fewer aches and pains
- Weight management and control
- Reduced risk of Osteoporosis, bone thinning disease
- Helps to relieve stess and anxiety
- Improves self confidence and self esteem
- Stengthens ligaments, tendons, connective tissue, bones and joints making them more stable and less prone to injury
- Increases and maintains the strength and endurance of the muscles
- Increases and maintains the range of movement of joints
The benefits of staying healthy
It is now widely recognised that an inactive lifestyle is harmful to health and well-being. Several large-scale population studies have shown that inactivity is one of the largest contributory factors to the incidence of Coronary Heart Disease.
You can drastically reduce your risk of heart disease and enjoy a wide range of health benefits with physical activity The following outlines the benefits for various types of exercise.....
- Reduced risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- Reduced risk of Stroke
- Increased levels of High Density Lipoproteins good blood fats)
- Reduced risk of blood clots
- Weight management
- Can normalise blood pressure
- Reduction of stress
- Raised levels of self-esteem
Flexibility (Stretching) Stretching exercises such as pilates and yoga classes
- Maintenance and ease of range of movement
- Improved posture
- Fewer aches and pains
- Reduced risk of back problems
Muscular Strength and Endurance – i.e. Resistance
machines, Free weights, Body conditioning classes and circuit training etc
- Reduced risk of Osteoporosis
- Helps to maintain healthy joints
- Maintenance of muscle mass
- Increase ability of muscles to work for longer without tiring· Improved posture
- Reduced risk of back problems
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