Benefits of exercise are it affects on muscles,lungs,heart, brain, joints and bones. Exercise improves stamina and general health, and slows ageing effects
2. Definition
Those planned physical activities that are done continually for
improving health and keeping oneself healthy are called
exercise.
Oxforddictionaries.com defines it as “Activity requiring
physical efforts, carried out to sustain or improve health and
fitness”.
3. How exercise useful to our body
It is not hidden fact that exercise is helpful for almost
everyone; through spending sometime on exercise, we can not
only keep our body fit but also prevent or treat a number of
diseases like osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, coronary heart
disease, depression and weakness.
It is also beneficial for boosting and maintaining joint
functions. Exercise improves stamina and general health, and
slows ageing effects.
4. How does Exercise help?
Exercise has biological effects from head to toe; it affects
muscles, lungs, heart, brain, joints and bones.
Exercise optimizes leptin/insulin receptor sensitivity that is
beneficial for normalizing glucose, leptin and insulin level.
5. Types of Exercises
Range of Motion Exercise:
This kind of exercise intends to improve the movement of the
joints; and it can be divided into three different exercises – 1-
Active, 2- Passive, & 3- Active Assists.
Strengthening Exercise:
This kind of exercise is useful for improving muscle strength
and mass, metabolism of the body and bone strength.
6. Isotonic Exercise :
In this kind of exercise, body weight works as the resistance force;
sit-ups, push-ups, and chin-ups all are examples of Isotonic
Exercises.
7. Isometric Exercise :
This kind of exercise is good for increasing muscle strength or
strength of the muscles’ group.
8. Isokinetic Exercise :
This type of exercise is done with the help of machines;
Physical therapists generally use such machines.
Cardiac Rehabilitation:
For the rehabilitation and prevention of cardiac diseases or
disorders, this kind of exercise can be very beneficial.