Research topic: Evaluate the importance of regular exercise in maintaining a healthy body and mind; to what extent should the state play a role in ensuring that citizen exercise regularly? Refer to at least two counties in you answer. Context Introduction 3 Public view: 3 Doctor view: 3 Main body 4 What is healthy body and mind? 4 How healthy body and mind can be achieved? 5 Healthy and mind link? 5 How important is exercise regularly to maintaining a healthy body and mind? 6 Should state play a role? 7 Does state responsible for citizens? 8 Factors why government should be responsible for their citizens: 8 Factors why government should NOT be responsible for their citizens: 8 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction The research topic will be about the importance of regular exercise on healthy body and mind. As well we will describe to which extent the government should do something to ensuring that citizen exercise regularly, and if they need to do so, what are they responsibility. And the last stage will refer two or more country in this question. To evaluate the importance of the regular exercise, first thing, this should be explained and understood by definition of “regular” and “exercise”. There are different views on that: ☺ Public view: Some people think once a week “regular” others think every day is “regular”. “Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances” is a definition from Oxford Dictionaries (none). However, according to social popular blogger, her idea of how to lose weight. She strongly suggests do exercise: 3 times a week during travel weeks and 4 times during non-travel weeks (Low St... ... middle of paper ... ...hool-lunchtime.aspx http://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations-2013-14/ YHeart http://www.yheart.net/default.aspx?page=198 Medical weight loss resources http://www.mediweightlossclinics.com/patients/resources/articles/obesity-facts/ Spine-Health (user “rugmankc”) http://www.spine-health.com/forum/treatment/back-surgery-and-neck-surgery/how-long-will-it-take Book reference: Skoog, Anne; Soderqvist , Anita; Tornkvist, Hans; Ponzer, Sari (2001), One-year Outcome After Tibial Shaft Fractures: Results of a Prospective fracture Registry. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Setting Stockholm Sweden. March/April 2001 – volume 15 – issue 3 – p 210-215 Laura Fratiglioni (2004), An active and socially integrated lifestyle in late life may protect against dementia. Setting Stockholm Sweden, June 2004, Volume 3, issue 6, p. 343-353
Why should you be physically active and maintain proper nutrition? Because physical health is determined by a combination of controllable and uncontrollable factors. It is crucial that all the possible methods are taken to remain healthy. Physical fitness and nutrition are two of the most important methods anyone at any age can execute to reach/maintain their health goal. In this essay, I will go over both.
This paper is on dementia, a late-life disorder, as it pertains to the geriatric population. “It is estimated that 24.3 million people around the world have dementia and that, with an estimated 4.6 million new cases every year, we can expect about 43 million people and their families to have to handle the challenge of dementia by 2020.” (McNamera, 2011) I will cover three relevant points concerning this disorder that cause changes in the brain.
According to the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults should do at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise, or 75 minutes week of intense aerobic activity. Everyone should try to do at least the recommended amount of weekly exercise. Not exercising can be detrimental to one’s health. Exercising moderately for at least 150 minutes a week or working out intensely for 75 minutes can add, on average, 3.4 years to one’s lifespan, while people who do not exercise have the highest premature death rate. Being active has both mental and physical benefits, adding exercise to your routine can create a happier, healthier lifestyle. Exercise, no matter how strenuous or simple, is an important activity for all people.
There are many benefits to exercise. Physical activity can help increase self-esteem and reduce stress an...
FITT principle of exercise prescription Frequency, Intensity, Type and Time duration helps to improve health fitness of adults.
Ferri et al. (2006), 4.6 million people throughout the world are diagnosed with dementia every year, and the number of people in Europe suffering from dementia will increase to 13 million in 2040; and Wimo et al. (2003) estimates that approximately 63 million worldwide will suffer from this illness by 2030. This has crucial implications since it is an illness that is often associated with long-term care (LTC) in its later stages. However, while long-term care is an important consideration, the quality of life and how people with dementia cope with the illness are also of much concern but unfortunately less dealt into. Dementia can undermine a person’s self-worth and esteem, and affects most aspects of daily living (Preston, Marshall, & Bucks, 2007) affecting one’s quality of life (QOF).
Following a healthy lifestyle has now become an emerging trend. Research and many studies have proven that merely exercise will not entitle an individual as healthy. A good nutrition
In addition to helping to control your weight, research shows that regular physical activity can reduce your risk for several diseases and conditions and improve your overall quality of life.
Physical fitness is usually applied to the framework most typically associated with two classifications: Basic fitness (a condition associated with health as well as well-being) and specialized fitness (the capability to carry out specific sports activities or work-related skills). Physical fitness is actually a condition associated with health with lower risk of early illnesses and the vitality to participate in a wide range of physical pursuits.
Sedentary lifestyles have greatly contributed to obesity, and to the diseases affecting to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It has been shown that physical inactivity reduces our strength, results in low energy levels, and causes obesity. It is therefore very essential to ensure we that lead a physically active life. Exercising regularly is the key to a healthy life. However, this is hampered by factors like lack of motivation, time and money.
There exists various lifestyles and behaviours, ranging from amount of nutrition intake, mental well-being, to the amount of physical activity engaged individually. Weighing the abundance of factors, this essay primarily aims to focus on the aspect of physical activity in relevance to how it possibly affects one's lifestyle. By cross-referencing to other lifestyles and behaviours, this essay will also demonstrate the importance of physical activity in possibly alleviating the issues raised pertaining to other lifestyles as well. Throughout this essay, there will be frequent references to the socio-ecological framework in examining the aforementioned factors.
Exercise will help to control your weight. It will also reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes. Experts recommends children and teens to get at least an hour of exercise everyday. Adults should exercise for two hours and thirty minutes weekly. Exercise does not only mean, go to the gym and work out on treadmills and such. Taking your dog for a walk, gardening, and everyday chores are considered exercise too. Daily exercise can relieve some stress because it can stimulate brain chemicals leaving you to feel more relaxed and happy. It can also boost up your self esteem and confidence because if you’re working out, your appearance would most likely improve. Another great reason for exercising is that it will boost your energy, and you will have more energy because of all the muscle you built up.
A healthy lifestyle is all that many people ask for. This is because good health allows people to carry effectively out their social, economic activities. Unfortunately, many people are not living healthily in many parts of the world. People consume unbalanced diet and abscond doing physical activities, because of laziness and busy schedules. Moreover, the alarming number of obesity cases is indicating that people are increasingly ignoring physical activities. Similarly, many institutions no longer emphasize on the importance of physical activities among children; reason for the constant increase in the number of obese teenagers. This trend has, in turn, got many health experts worried because physical
Exercising helps in many different ways such as gaining muscular strength and ability. A person's desire is to lose weight and have a perfect toned figure, but it also helps ease a lot of other conditions as well. Exercising is considered to be a mood booster. It helps improve self esteem and will lower depression. It will make a person a lot happier, and will help bring a positive reaction in the body. Physical activity is very important for obesity. It is really important for obese children or adults to get some form of exercise in their lives. It can be very beneficial for them and can help prevent long term illnesses. People that exercise on a daily basis do it because it helps them feel more positive about themselves and they will be more energized, motivated and focused for the day. It gives people an excessive amount of happiness.
Exercise and eating healthy are two of the most important things you need to do to take care of your body properly. Both exercise, and eating healthy, have many advantages and benefits. They help with multiple things needed throughout your life. These things include growing physically, mentally, and if you are religious, spiritually as well. All of this adds up to your body functioning in the highest and best way possible.