Hidden Benefits of Physical Exercise
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Modern life style, especially in cities has become such that
one can get by with little physical exercise. It was never so in the past.
About half a century ago, some walking, in the very least, was part of daily
human routine. That is how the human body has evolved over thousands of years. A life without physical exercise is unnatural
to the human body. It may have sad consequences on human well being and the fact
that some do not realize it is because they have got used to their new sadder
compromised state of being and do not notice.
Just a simple exercise of half an hour a day for five or six
days a week and some more that involves bending or stretching can improve
matters a lot. About an hour a day for five or six days is better with some
days involving more - two or three hours - gardening or a hike in the
countryside is great. Consider activities like fixing, cleaning, gardening, planting
trees. One ends up doing productive labor too. It is also good if a bit
of exercise is vigorous exercise that gets a person sweating and breathing
rapidly, for example, a bit of jogging on level ground included within a walk. However do
remember that too much of a good thing can be bad too, therefore choose your
physical exertion wisely in keeping with your age, never putting your body into
much strain because then one may end up with harm instead of good.
Walking is one of the best and most natural of exercises and
walking through green areas is far better than walking through built up spaces. Swimming and cycling are good too. One needs
to add to that some exercise that requires bending and stretching. Racket games,
dancing, yoga, gardening etc. can easily provide that. This note is a brief one
and cannot go into details but you shall find a wealth of information on the
subject easily whenever you wish to. Getting some instructions from a coach/physical trainer would be good just as long as you do not get over-enthusiastic about it like him and over do it.
The first benefit of exercise is an improvement of breathing
and the physical apparatus connected to breathing. Many physical processes of
the body are connected with it. Next are improvements in virtually every part
of your body. All know that the human body adapts to physical activity in a way
so as to increase ability and stamina. It is because of this that limbs of a
paralyzed person shrink while those of a body builder expand.
Obese and overweight persons can lose weight provided they
take care not to increase carbohydrate content of their diets while underweight
persons will put on weight just as long as they increase their carbohydrate
intake i.e. bread and fats like butter as well as proteins, fruits and
vegetables. All in all, those who do regular physical exercise become better
looking, more able and happier persons. So far what we have described is
something that is more or less well known to most educated persons. For a more
detailed treatment of the subject from a medical point of view check out:
Now let us hear of some hidden benefits of exercise to mind,
body and soul not so widely known
Hidden Benefits;
Body: The first
thing that happens to a person after physical activity is to become thirstier
than usual. Intake of more water cleanses and rejuvenates every cell of the
body. Some persons knowing the benefit of fluids try to increase drinks without
thirst, pushing water down their throats, even when not thirsty. In this latter
case, instead of benefit they may end up with harm.
Mind: A person
who has tired his body a bit through physical exercise or work sleeps better. This
alone helps to improve clarity of thought and memory aside from the direct
benefit of exercise to the same.
Soul: When one
sleeps better, one dreams better, and that is when sub-conscious emotional dilemmas
of the soul are resolved. As we go through life we suffer anger, hurt, fear
etc. but suppress these at the time mostly so as to get on with our lives.
Nevertheless these emotions remaine stored up inside and contribute to our
personality. It is during dreams that a mind gets to deal with them because
then the gates to the subconscious mind open up. There is an older note on that
in this blog. The net result is that emotional baggage of the soul is reduced,
bit by bit, to refresh the inner core of a being
Do note that if you have not been exercising for long and
begin now, the benefits may not show right away. The body needs some time to
reset. There may appear to be a few set backs in the first few weeks or so. However
within a few weeks, the body will adjust into a new superior state of being. The
author’s Best wishes are with you in that.
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