The benefits of physical activity:
The benefits of physical activity on health (but also on your productivity at work) have been demonstrated beyond doubt over the last 40 years. Research indicates that health and quality of life improve significantly when the sedentary population adopts a lifestyle more physically active.
→ The mortality rate linked to cardiovascular diseases would be reduced by 20% to 40% in people who exercise regularly. For everyone, at all ages, including seniors.
→ Through exercise, we can improve all health parameters: the rate cholesterol , blood sugar , blood pressure and mental health . Being sedentary is as big a risk factor as smoking. You have to move, even if you just walk. Our body is the most beautiful machine that is, it must be taken great care of.
→ Health professionals believe that regular physical activity is associated with a reduction in the risk of diabetes (Reduction of 33 50% in very active individuals. In these people with diabetes, physical exercise has been shown to help control blood sugar levels.) , high blood pressure or cancer of the colon, rectum, lung and breast (risk reduced by 20% to 30 % compared to a sedentary woman), as well as a reduction in cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality .
→ Physical activity can have a useful role in the prevention and treatment of sleep disorders .
→ Several studies demonstrate the benefits of an active lifestyle in prevention of obesity . Physical activity stimulates the use by the muscle glucose and fatty acids which are both factors in taking weight
→ Doing sport is essential to maintain your fitness and/or stabilize your weight loss in the long term. Energy expenditure produced by sport will increase your basic metabolism, your muscle mass and will thus promote the “self-consumption” of fats your body for faster weight loss. The results of a weight loss without sport will never be identical to those where we practice physical activity. To trigger the mechanism of weight loss, you must be at a heart rate of around 65% hence the practice of HIIT (high intensity) type sessions
→ Regular physical activity is essential for maintaining the strength of the muscles and the proper functioning of the joints . A Moderate exercise is an excellent antidote for arthritis.
→ Physical activity is used as a means of prevention in risk of femoral neck fractures in the elderly.
→ Physical exercise develops muscles, tendons and ligaments and strengthens the bones .
→ Physical activity can help improve the general condition of people with asthma , in particular by the increase in tolerance to effort, self-esteem and strengthening of self-confidence, and by improving physical well-being and psychological.
→ Improves psychological well-being , stress and activity management mental (such as decision making, forecasting or short memory term), that it reduces anxiety and helps people fight against depression. Clinical trials have also proven that exercise exercise could be part of the treatment of depression.
→ Helps prevent osteoporosis, particularly in women, and maintain the independence of the elderly
Physical activity is a major element of health; it has a positive effect when it is regular and moderate.
The negative points of a sedentary lifestyle:
To resume in a general and very simplified manner, physical inactivity favors over time in humans:
→ A metabolic syndrome very often associating several parameters (3 or more):
o Overweight, obesity, excess abdominal fat,
o Dyslipidemia such as triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) high, HDL-Cholesterol (“good” cholesterol) low, o Type II diabetes, glucose intolerance, etc.
→ An increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases: o High blood pressure (hypertension),
o Atherosclerosis, thrombosis, obliterating arteriopathy of Lower Limbs (PAID), Cerebral Vascular Aneurysm (stroke), Abdominal aortic aneurysm…,
o Angina pectoris (angina), myocardial infarction (MI)
→ An increased risk of lung diseases:
o Asthma diseases,
o Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),
o Chronic bronchitis…
→ An increased risk of neurological disorders: learning, memory, dementia, neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s, etc.), depression, anxiety, mood…
→ An increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders: osteoporosis, fractures, osteoarthritis, arthritis, sarcopenia, mobility scaled down…
→ An increased risk of gastrointestinal disorders: slowing of transit in general, constipation, digestive disorders, etc.
→ An increase in the risk of cancers: breast, colon, rectum, endometrium, prostate, pancreas…
→ And in general: a drop in physical performance daily life, chronic fatigue, difficulty sleeping (falling asleep, waking up at night, depth of sleep, etc.)
Human beings are made to move, run, swim, and practice physical activities, but the majority of people no longer have the time, particularly because of work. A sedentary lifestyle has been a scourge for several years, causing a multitude of deaths, depression, illnesses (…) which is why it is important to practice regular physical activity.
