Few lifestyle choices make as much difference in your health, as the level of your physical activity. Staying physically active through regular exercise is one of the most important measures to stay healthy at all ages.
Here are the benefits of staying physically active.
Improved Brain Health:
Immediate Feel-good sensations Better thinking, learning and judgment skills
Reduction in depression and anxiety
Better sleep.
2. Weight Management:
To maintain healthy weight.
To lose unhealthy weight.
3. Cutting down risk of chronic diseases like:
Cardiovascular disease
Hypertension
High cholesterol levels
Diabetes Type 2
Metabolic Syndrome (some combination of too much fat around the waist, high blood pressure, low High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol, high triglycerides, or high blood sugar)
Different types of Cancers (of bladder, breast, colon, stomach, esophagus, lungs, kidneys)
4. Strengthening bones and muscles
Slows down age-related loss of bone density
Reduces risk of falls and fractures
Building strong healthy muscles
Helping in joint disorders such as Rheumatoid and other type of arthritis
5. Improving ability to do day-to-day activities in elderly people
Founder of Right Parenting Lifestyle Guidance Program, and Founder-Editor of rightparenting.com, Dr. Mandar V. Bichu is a practicing pediatrician with nearly three decades of international experience. He is also an acclaimed author, journalist, blogger, innovator, community health educator and communicator.
