EXERCISE AND HEALTH

EXERCISE AND HEALTH

What is exercise?

This is an activity requiring physical effort carried out, especially to sustain or improve health and fitness.

In other words it aims to maintain or enhance our general health.

Studies have found that stress levels and cultural considerations affect how much and for what reasons students exercise and how much exercise do we need.

Recommendations for exercises can consist of an hour of exercise per day.

There are two types of exercises

·         Aerobics

·         Anaerobic

Aerobic

This exercises helps in improving of oxygen consumption in the body this can include jogging and warming up for 20 minutes then a cool down break and continuing.

Anaerobic

The aim of anaerobic exercise is to build up power strength and muscle this can include sprinting and rapid bursts of hard exercise.

Benefits in exercise

·         Reduces migraines suffering

·         Reduces risks of heart diseases

·         Increases stamina and endurance

·         Increases blood flow

·         Reduces blood pressure

Compiled by Isaac Mwangi.