BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS

Definition

• Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by selected muscles that requires energy expenditure.

• Fitness is defined as the quality of being suitable to fulfill a particular roll or task.

• Reduce the risk of heart disease, hypertension, stroke and other vascular problems.

• Burn calories and lower risk of overweight, obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and some cancers.

Physical activity can treat as prevent all these problems,• Osteoarthiritis (paintful joint degeneration, as in the knees) -doesn’t seem to be caused by exercise unless a previous

injury has occurred. -regular moderate activity is an essential part of treatment

for most form of activities.• Osteoporasis -is the progressive loss of bone mineral that occurs faster in

women, especially after menopause.• Back Problem - from acute or chronic assault to underused an undertrained

bodies.

Improve the function of the immune system• Activate the immune system, which will help

respond to the cells, tumors, viruses and bacteria

• A healthy body helps immune cells to fight cancer

Add year to your life

• Involve physical activity and fitness will decreasing the risk of CAD,cancer and other disease of lifestyle and will extend the period of adult vigor and compresses the period of sickness that precedes death .

Dismissed anxiety and depression

• Definition anxiety = A diffuse apprehension of some vague threat, characterized by feeling of uncertainly and helplessness .

• Definition Depression= An illness characterid by sadness,low self-esteem,perssimism,hopelessness and depair.

• The effective way to prevent and treatment of anxiety and depression ,also can reduce and as have meditation , biofeedback and some other form of mental diversion.

Increase life and vigor• Some evidence shows that there is a

relationship between regular exercise and physiological aging.

• The unexercised person often displays physical characteristics of early aging, with physiological middle-age arriving before the chronological age middle age.

• On the other hand, exercised individuals in their 60's and older can be vigorous "youngsters"

Enhanced interest in intimate behavior• the degree of intimate behavior

enhancement among exercisers was correlated with the degree of their individual improvement in fitness.

Reduced risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

A brain healthy lifestyle, as recommended by Alzheimer’s Australia’s ‘Your Brain Matters Program’, is based on scientific evidence for looking after your brain, body and heart to reduce the risk of dementia.

• Some risk factors for developing dementia, such as getting older and your inherited genes, cannot be controlled. So it is important to do what you can with the things you can control, such as your lifestyle and habits.

Fighting & preventing Alzheimer’s disease

• Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to help keep Alzheimer’s at bay

• Exercising for 30-40 minutes three times per week not only keeps your heart healthy, but it keeps your mind sharp, as well.

In science, cognition is a group of mental processes that includes attention, memory, producing and understanding language, learning,reasoning, problem solving, and decision making.

• Physical exercise, particularly continuous aerobic exercises such as running, cycling and swimming, has many cognitive benefits and effects on the brain.

• Influences on the brain include increases in neurotransmitter levels, improved oxygen and nutrient delivery, and increased neurogenesis in the hippocampus.

• The effects of exercise on memory have important implications for improving children's academic performance maintaining mental abilities in old agethe prevention and potential cure of neurological

diseases.

COGNITIVE BENEFITS ACROSS YOUR LIFESPAN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWNG: IMPROVES COGNITION AND PROBLEM SOLVING

IMPROVED MEMORY