Benefits of Aerobic Exercises
June 2, 2009
We all know that exercise can do wonders for our body and health. Same goes for aerobic exercises. Aerobic exercises are the activity that last for more than few minutes. While doing these activities you repeatedly use large muscles of arms, legs and hips and in response to this, your breathing becomes hard and faster, your heart is thumping, thus increasing the blood flow through vessels to provide oxygen to muscles and carry away waste products. This will give energy to keep you moving and sustain the activity for more than few minutes. Our body will release natural painkillers also that give a sense of well-being.
Benefits of Aerobic exercises
It can help you in losing weight as during exercise fats get burn. Just follow a healthy diet along with aerobics.
It increases your immunity, thus making you less prone to mild viral infections such as cold and flu.
It will also increase your stamina over the long term and will decrease the fatigue, though you may feel tired during, immediately or after some time of exercise.
It boost your mood as due to exercise our body releases natural painkiller which helps you in overcoming depression, reduced the tension because of anxiety and will give you relief from stress, thus making you relax.
Aerobic exercise reduces the risk of diseases associated with extra weight such as heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and diabetes. It also helps in reducing certain type of cancer and walking reduces the risk of osteoporosis. Those suffering from Arthritis also gain benefit by exercises such as swimming and gymnastics.
It frees your arteries from plaque as it increase HDL (good) cholesterol and decreases LDL (bad) cholesterol.
These exercises helps you in staying active and moving when you grow old as they keeps your muscles strong and also sharpens your mind.
Studies have shown that people, who exercise regularly, live longer.
It strengthens your heart, as your heart get stronger and pumps more blood with each beat. Due to exercise, oxygen flows to muscles through vessels which improve the health of muscles.
Before starting any exercise program, first consult your doctor, especially those who are above 40, drink, smoke or have chronic disease.
While beginning exercise, start slowly. Start with 5 minutes of walking in the morning and in evening. Gradually increase the duration and intensity and soon, you will be able to exercise for at least 30minutes. For an activity that you perform, start and end with 5-10 minutes of warm-up.
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