Exercise and Your Health
It seems that almost every
time that I watch the news on TV, there is a news story about a research
study that focuses on the benefits of exercise or physical activity for
your health. This morning I was watching the news and they mentioned that
European researchers have found that one hour of vigorous physical activity
or two hours of moderate activity per day will reduce your risk of colon
cancer.
Do we really need such studies
to tell us this when it's a logical conclusion that exercise will benefit
your long-term health? I guess we do in order to remind people of the importance
of physical activity when it comes to your health. The human body was designed
over time to be physically active in order to funtion optimally.
Would you buy a car and just
let it sit and rust? No. The human body is no different. Physical activies
includes such things as going for a brisk walk, cleaning your house, etc...
I know that cleaning your house is not fun. I hate it too. I wish we could
create self-cleaning houses, but that's never going to happen in our lifetimes!
That's why many people join gyms in order to exercise in a different way
and meet some new friends in the process or just get away from problems
of every day life.
If you need help when it
comes to exercising, you may want to check out the rest of my website or
visit the Global
Health and Fitness Program.
Also besides exercise, in
order to remain healthy, you must also eat properly and try to avoid extreme
stress. But these two topics are blog issue for another time.
Posted on: Tuesday December
18, 2006