For maintenance of perfect health, exercise is no less important than diet. The reason why our ancestors were healthier and stronger than we are is that they led comparatively much more strenuous lives. Today's mechanization has set man against any sort of exertion.
Regular exercise significantly increases life expectancy and improves overall health. It's never too late to improve your health through regular exercise. Here are some simple tips to help you begin your exercise routine.
Effects of exercise
Regular exercise makes the heart muscles stronger and more efficient. The heart-beats of an athlete do not increase appreciably even when doing something requiring physical exertion, and revert very soon to the normal rate afterwards. In contrast, even a little exertion sends the pulse rate of a sedentary individual rocketing up, and it takes time for the heart to settle down to its normal rate of beating.
Regular exercise strengthens the muscles, promotes their development and increases their efficiency. Stronger muscles lend better support to the joints.
During vigorous or rapid exercise, the blood circulation in certain muscles and organs increases 25 to 30 times, thus supplying the muscles and organs with more oxygen and a larger number of red blood corpuscles.
Breathing becomes not only more rapid, but also deeper, thus making increased quantities of oxygen available.
The temperature of the body rises during exercise. This promotes the burning up of the toxic substances in the body.
The secretion of the digestive juices is stimulated by exercise. Thus digestion becomes more efficient. Exercises also stimulate the intestinal movements (peristalsis), resulting in more effective elimination of wastes.
Each person should set aside a minimum period of 30 to 40 minutes every day in the morning for exercise
