Exercising For Health

By: Wilford W


All people have different motivations to exercise. But the most important reason why you should start an exercise program is for your own personal health. Fitness can be measured in different ways and being healthy is one them. There are simple steps one can take to increase their life span by decreasing their risk for heart disease and other ailments. Heart disease is the number one killer of people in the world. Many peoples lives have been ended prematurely because they didn't follow a few simple rules.




Eating fish 2 times a week could end up giving you years of extra life. Not everyone likes fish so good thing they fish oil pills. Fish or fish oil contain omega 3 fatty acids which are good for the heart. I would recommend eating fish over taking pills for many reasons. The pills are 2nd best to the natural substance because they made from extracting the oils from the fish. Reason number two is that fish contains high amounts of protein and very low fat. Americans have a difficult time eating enough protein while keeping fat consumption low. If you enjoy fish I would say to eat it 4 times a week but if you are like me and hate fish make sure you eat it at least twice a week. If you can't stomach it, just take the pills because they do work well just not as good as the real thing.



The following are more ways that exercising can improve your health. Exercise can also help your cholesterol. Cardio increases the amount of good cholesterol in your body which will help transport the LDL (bad cholesterol) away from tissues and organs. Exercising for health is just as important as your diet. You need to do at least 20 minutes of cardio 5 days a week to keep from being sedentary. High density lipoproteins are produced in your body when you exercise and the higher the HDL the lower your risk for heart disease. HDL actually counts a negative risk factor for heart disease, meaning that if you have an HDL level over 40 you can subtract one of the risk factors that would put you at risk. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease and sedentary lifestyle.



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