Exercise and Health Related Fitness
Exercise and Health Related Fitness What is the role of exercise in health promotion? Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff164329.html#JiV1YdE3GGlzLp2S.99
Exercise and Health Related Fitness Short term cost of inactivity - metabolic deterioration - weight gain Intermediate term cost of inactivity - increase of disease such as diabetes - premature mortality (earlier death)
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness Benefits of Exercise - Prevent increase in blood pressure - Enhance blood lipid panel http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/understanding-numbers
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness Benefits of Exercise - Prevent weight gain and metabolic syndrome http://www.discoveryfitandhealth.com/wellness/diet-fitness/videos/diet-doctor-what-is-metabolic-syndrome.htm - Prevent Type 2 Diabetes http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-09-2012/how-to-prevent-diabetes.2.html
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness The Cost of Diabetes: American Diabetes Association® - Reduce the risk of heart disease - Reduce risk of stroke
Exercise and Health Related Fitness - Reduce the risk of colon, breast and prostate cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/physicalactivity
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness - Improve self-image - Reduce mental depression - Enhance cognitive functions in the elderly - Reduce the risk of falls in the elderly - Delay the onset and severity of Alzheimer’s
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness - Improve bone health - Reduce arthritis pain - Improve immune function http://www.health.harvard.edu/flu-resource-center/how-to-boost-your-immune-system.htm
Exercise and Health-Related Fitness - Promote healthy pregnancy of mother and fetus - Improve quality of sleep - Improve quality of life
Exercise and Health Related Fitness Exercise benefits male and female alike. It benefits young and old. It increases life expectancy 3.5 years. If you had to pick one thing that came closest to the fountain of youth, it would be exercise.