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Types, Importance & Benefits of Physical Activities
Types, Importance & Benefits of Physical Activities
Less structured or incidental activities may include going up using stairs instead of
using a lift or escalator. In other instances, doing household activities like -
sweeping, washing clothes etc, walking to the bus-stop, riding a bike to college or
work etc.
Disease Prevention
Long-term benefits of living a healthier lifestyle is the prevention of diseases such
as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. However, the benefit is the prevention of
arthritis, osteoporosis, stroke, diabetes and other immune-mediated illnesses and
even certain types of cancer, which are affected by the faulty dietary habits and
inactive lifestyle choices of majority individuals of modern days.
Injury Prevention
Living a healthy lifestyle includes paying close attention to live and work in more
safer ways, which prevents us from injuries. Other smart lifestyle choices include
wearing a helmet when bike riding, wearing seatbelts in the car and using
appropriate safety gear when playing sports. Lots of people in this world are
Accident-Prone. Regular exercise habits help them to reduce their accident -
proneness.
Increased Energy
Active lifestyle does not mean becoming extremely thin. It is more important to
have more energy and staying as healthy as possible. Regular exercise plays a
significant role in increasing energy levels and reducing fatigue. When lots of
people feel tired and may not want to exercise, a bit more activity may often help
to reduce feelings of fatigue and exhaustion.
Healthy Weight
Regular physical activity helps in reducing weight and to maintain weight within
normal limits. Here, the aspect of normal weight refers to maintenance of adequate
or required extent of bodyweight. Individuals with lower bodyweight can get their
exact extent of bodyweight, while over-weight individuals may get benefitted by
reduction of their extra or unwanted levels of adipose tissue (non-essential fat), can
get back to required extent of bodyweight.
Additional Benefits
Regular exercise also helps in reducing bad habits of smoking, and consumption of
alcohol. Further to that, exercise activities promote sense of responsibility and
improves attitude towards avoiding junk or fast foods, eating healthy, having good
sleep-hygiene, which in turn results in better longevity.
iii. Benefits of Stretching Exercise: