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Chapter 2-Benefits and Risk Associated With Exercise 2016
Chapter 2-Benefits and Risk Associated With Exercise 2016
Exercise
Obesity…fact
Exercise & Mental
(emotional state)
Reduce depression especially female
adolescent.
Promote better sleep – avoid insomnia
Increase self-esteem and better self-
perception.
(ACSM, 2016)
increased ability for the body to
supply blood to the brain.
Non -hypokinetic conditions
EXERCISE & ARTHRITIS
ACSM Guidelines.
Aerobic conditioning (30 to 60 minutes on five days per week),
resistance training (one set, major muscle groups, two times per
week) and flexibility activities.
Benefits:
Decreased joint pain and stiffness.
Improved or maintained joint motion.
Improved ability to do activities such as getting in and out of a
car or going up and down stairs.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
OSTEOARTHRITIS
Exercise & Asthma