1. Daniela Restrepo Period 3 12/14/16
Effects of exercise
Daniela Restrepo
Period 3
12/14/16

2. What is exercise?
Exercise is an activity that requires physical effort, carried out in order to sustain or improve health and fitness.
People exercise in order to develop a healthy lifestyle, become fit, or to be used as a stress relief.
What many people don’t know is that there are positive effects to exercise, however there are also many negative effects to it.

3. Positive effects of exercise
On the brain:
Exercise can help memory and thinking
Ability to reduce insulin resistance
Reduce inflammation
Stimulate the reduce of growth factors
Chemicals in the brain that affect the health of brain cells
Growth of new blood vessels in the brain
Survival of new brain cells
Exercise affects the prefrontal cortex and medial temporal cortex in positive ways

4. Positive effects of exercise
On the body:
Your body gets healthier and stronger
Reduce risk of hypertension, stroke, certain cancers, diabetes, and heart disease
Lower resting heart rate and more energy
Helps burn calories, resulting in weight loss
You can get more defined in tone
It can improve your physical appearance and boost self esteem.
Promotes sleep

5. Positive effects of exercise
On stress:
Reduces stress
Chemicals release that lift your mood
Makes you feel more relaxed
Simple yoga and aerobic exercises help
Helps bump up the production of your brains “feel- good” neurotransmitters (endorphins)

6. Negative effects of exercise
Exercise related injuries:
Pulled muscles
Sprains
Fractures and dislocations
You can get injured if-
-You’re out of shape
-fail to wear protection
-Perform moves improperly

7. Negative effects of exercise
Exercise obsession:
Being overzealous about exercise can harm you
Your body becomes burnt out
Increases risk of injury
Becoming obsessed with your body image and weight can lead to low self esteem
Unhealthy attitude about role of exercise
Create a routine that will work you out and not burn you out

8. Videos on the effects of exercise

9. Diagrams of the effects of exercise

10. Bibliography The anatomy textbook
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11. Questions What are 2 positive effects of exercise?
What is 1 negative effect of exercise?
What is exercise?
How can exercise effect us?
Why do people exercise?

12. The growth of new _______ _________ in the brain.
What parts of the brain does exercise effect?
Name 2 things that exercise can reduce on the effect on the body.
What are the “feel-good” neurotransmitters that exercise can effect called?
How can you get injured while exercising?

13. What are some exercise related injuries?
What are physical health benefits of working out?
What are mental health benefits of working out?
It is good to overwork your body. True or false?
Working out can lead to higher self esteem. True or false?