Benefits of Exercise
Physical exercise has many benefits on the human body. Have you ever heard the expression "use it or lose it"? This is very true! If you don't use your body, you will surely lose it. Your muscles will become weak and flabby. Your heart and lungs won't function efficiently and your joints will be stiff and easily injured. Inactivity is as much of a health risk as smoking! This is why exercise is necessary to maintain good health and a healthy physical body. Three health benefits exercise has on the physical body include cancer prevention, lower resting heart rate, and other immune system benefits.
Daily exercise can possibly prevent cancers from growing in the body. Exercise has been linked to a reduction in the occurrence of breast, prostate, lung, uterine and colon cancers. Though cancer was previously thought to be largely a product of nutrition and consumption habits, now many researchers think it can be affected by how much physical exercise you do. Exactly why exercise is able to prevent cancer is unclear. One theory is that obesity is linked to having a higher chance of getting cancer. Because regular exercise helps prevent obesity, it could also prevent cancer related to obesity. Fit people are less likely to be overweight and have lower body fat, which can cause cancers. Hormone levels are often changed by exercise, which has an effect on whether or not the body is susceptible to cancerous growths.
A lower resting heart rate is another benefit on the physical body from exercise. In many cases, your heart will beat somewhere between 60 and 100 times a minute while you are at rest. This basic rate is called the resting rate and is usually lower in people who are more physically fit. A high resting rate is the sign of a body that needs more activity and even low-impact exercises like walking can help improve the heart's natural