The Importance Of Physical Activity

This semester of physical education has taught me countless amounts of new knowledge. In this class I had to set specific goals for myself to be accomplished throughout the semester. My five goals were to: run a mile in under six minutes thirty seconds, lose five pounds of fat by winter break, make my thigh muscles strong enough to squat one hundred and fifty pounds, to be able to bench one hundred pounds, and to be able to run up and down the entire stadium in under four minutes and thirty seconds. At the beginning of the year I weighed one hundred and thirty pounds. By the end of the semester I weighed one hundred and thirty eight pounds but I had lost five pounds of fat just to gain more weight in muscle. I was five feet and eight inches

During childhood our body and mind changes very fast. I believe that nowadays parents focus more on the brain developement of their children than their physical activity. When I was a little girl - over 20 years ago - we spent most of our time outside playing, running and enjoying fresh air and being in movement. Physical activity of children can secure them health and well being in their adulthood as well as teach them a lot of very importants aspects like social relations and behaviors in different situations.

Physical activity is a very important aspect of an individual’s life. There are many health benefits to being physically active. Living an active life helps to prevent and lower the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, depression, and heart disease (Tuso, 2015). Healthy People 2020 (2018) states that about 80% of adults and adolescents do not meet the physical activity guidelines. Staying active may be difficult if there are no community resources to help. The intention of this paper is to implement interventions within Paulding County that will help increase physical activity among community members.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014), only 21% of Americans are sufficiently physically active according to the guidelines set forth in 2008. Thus, living a sedentary lifestyle has become an epidemic, and one that is not without consequence. The CDC (2014) further states that one’s risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, depression, some cancers, and early death is noticeably higher for those living a sedentary lifestyle. Certainly, then, promoting physical activity is a simple intervention providers should practice to prommote overall health and prevent or delay the onset of disease. A motivational interview was conducted with Cherish Brown, a 22-year-old

The Mayo Clinic Staff (Mayo Clinic, 2014) wrote, “Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than exercise.” Most people have heard that regular exercise is the key to being healthy and can help prevent health conditions and diseases such as high blood pressure, heart diseases, and obesity. Type 2 Diabetes is becoming a world-wide health crisis and exercise helps lower the risk of the onset of the disease. (Whitbourne, 2012). According to many research studies, exercise benefits a lot of things including, quality of life, staying fit, boosting your energy, promotes a better sleep pattern, improves your mood, promote social relationships, and it can also put the spark back into your sex life (Mayo

Today's people are not moving enough because technology becomes more common in the world which helps to live easier. We burn off calories less than the past. Moreover, the more we are busy, the less we burn off calories. It means that we are just tired, so we should understand the importance of our health by doing

As the semester went on, workload from school increased. That made me spend more time on studying to keep up with schoolwork during weekdays, thus I was only able to do exercise during weekends. Secondly, I lost weight despite not exercising according to the action plan. Even though I was unable to keep up with exercise I planned, I changed my diet with at least one salad as a meal every day, and limited myself as much as possible from eating fast food and processed food. Thanks to the changed diet, I lost 5 pounds despite not exercising enough, according to my action plan. Because of that, I don’t think I had enough motivation to keep up with my

After having an internal self-assessment, I realized I wanted to go to the gym more often. Being a college student gave me a sense of independency I did not receive will in grade school; however, this freedom became a blessing and a curse. No one was telling me when to go to bed or to go to every single class, but there was also no one encouraging me to eat healthy or exercise more. During the first few months I made it to the gym around once every week or once every two weeks, but I wanted to increase that frequency. Through this project my target behavior was to increase the amount of times I went to group exercise classes at the gym.

During this semester, we explored many health issues and topics that involve our local community. Out of all the topics, we have learned during this semester the one topic that interests me the most was physical fitness. Since learning about physical fitness, I have a better understanding of the importance of staying active and how it benefits your body and mind. From the video “23 and ½ hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?” Dr. Mike Evans explains how exercising for 30 minutes a day, just by walking, can lower your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes (Evans,2011). Also, from the reading “ Health Benefits of Physical Activity,” according to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,

What is the most effect way to increase your physical fitness and improve your health? In the 1970’s jogging became a popular form of fitness. The 1980’s brought us Jane Fonda, Jazzersize, and other forms of dance aerobics; while Billy Blanks had us punching and kicking our way to health with Tae-Bo in the 1990’s. The new millennium gave birth to Insanity, P90X, Zumba, and the whole Beach Body franchise. The Army still clings to the idea that running, push-ups and sit-ups are the only way to measure physical fitness; while Cross-Fit fanatics prefer to lift hard and heavy. There is so many ways to train, so many fads to wade through in the search for a technique that works. The conflicting research and opinions when it comes to physical training and overall health is confusing at best. Mostly, the overwhelming amount of information, techniques, programs, workouts, self-proclaimed YouTube experts, and google search results leave the average American not knowing where to start or what kind of training would move them towards their goals. One of the most ardently debated fitness topics is which form of cardiovascular training is most effective for weight loss; steady state cardio or high intensity interval training. As a Drill Sergeant, there is always limited time to physically train; an issue most soldiers have, particularly those in combat zones. Limited by time and equipment, but driven by the constant need to remain in top physical condition, soldiers are always searching

The importance of exercise is impressed upon most people from a young age by everyone from parents, teachers and health professionals to the media. Regardless of this, obesity is on the rise in western countries, especially America, and children are becoming increasingly sedentary (Mitchell, Catenacci, Wyatt & Hill, 2011). Obesity is directly related to a plethora of diseases such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, the rates of which will continue to soar if nothing is done (Mitchell et al., 2011). Technological advancements are instrumental in this increase in sedentary behavior, from allowing easier and quicker transportation in automobiles to providing endless amounts of entertainment, removing the need to entertain oneself by getting active (Mitchell et al., 2011). One can derive just as much excitement and mental stimulation from television shows and video games as from playing sports. Also, the increased ability of humans to interact using social media also removes another incentive to exercise since one does not need to engage in physical activity, such as joining a sports team, to meet and connect with others (Mitchell et al., 2011). Many do not have a full understanding of the wide range of benefits that result from regular exercise in all aspects of our lives. Physical activity results in more than weight loss, and has both direct and indirect effects on preventing diseases of the body and the mind since it increases the probability of making

When I came to college I never knew how difficult it would be to exercise on a regular basis. I was a high school athlete who had always found physical activity important and figured that would continue during my college career, but I was mistaken. I quickly became overwhelmed, and my time at the gym was quickly cut out of the schedule. I gained weight like most college students and looking back now I realized I had irregular eating habits, extreme levels of stress, and lack of sleep which is typical in most college students. When thinking of a personal self-care activity I found that exercise helped improve all of these problems in some way. When I realized exercise was the personal self-care

The benefits of physical exercise in humans far outweighs the harmful effects associated with exercise. A prescription of physical activity has been known to delay the onset or prevention of many chronic diseases. An improvement in heart function, lower blood pressure and improve functional capacity is noticed after just a few weeks of exercising. Physical activity will also result in an increase of lean muscle mass, promote weight maintenance, increased flexibility, and a generally stronger more fit individual. Conversely, exercise when preformed strenuously or obsessively can counteract such positive effects, bringing up some issues like oxidative stresses, injuries, and

Physical Activity is undeniably good for everyone, not only does it keep you fit and healthy but when started at a young age, it can set up good habits for life. Sometimes however, people do not take care of their physical wellbeing, resulting in obesity and other eating disorders which can be detrimental to their health.

Everyone needs physical exercise and should be allowed to participate in the activities they want to. Despite physical limitations, age, skill, gender, etc., everyone should have the chance to be included in their pick of physical activities. Just because people may be different in these things doesn’t mean they should be left out.