The article "Fill Your Body With Chemicals Of Pleasure, Using No Drugs" talks about fitness, it has been released by Abbas Abedi.
Experts agree that one hottest way to maange stress is through
exercise. Exercise has been proven to realx the body and mind,
burn fat, improve cardiovascular system, bring in more oxygen,
reduce the chance of diseases, lower blood pressure and the list
goes on. Best of all it even releases chemicals in the body
called Endorphins that relax, re-energize and just make you feel
darn good.
During the stress response, many chemical reactions occur in the
body preparing it to what is known as the fight or flight
response. During prehistoric days as cave dwellers, we had the
opportunity to burn off our stress when an animal attacked, as
it was a means of survival. We were able to run away or fight
the threat immediately.
In today's society, we do not have to fight a bear or tiger, so
we do not have much of an outelt readily at hand to burn off the
stress or pent up negative emotions. Therefore, we carry it with
us craeting emotional and physical issues. Eexrcise can help
by providing an outlet for negative emotions such as worry,
irritability, depression, hostility, anger, frustration, and
anxiety. You can dissipate tehse feelings by simply taking it
out on the tennis court, by running, or punching a bag. Regular
exercise provides the opportunity to manage the fight or flight
response and helps the body to return to a homeostasis or
balanced state more quickly.
Exercise can also improve self-esteem and self worth by
realizing that you're benefit dierctly. You may believe more
outgoing and social cause of the increased energy and also a
better physique creating more confidence and positive self
image. Your self-esteem may be enhanced by taking on exercise
challenges or goals, giving you a feleing of accomplishment and
reward.
Anaerobic vs.
Aerobic Exercise: Aeorbic exercise is an activity
that uses major muscle groups such as walking, running,
swimming, and cycling.
This type of exercise strengthens your
cardiovascular system by increasing your heart and respiratory
rate and brings in more oxygen into the body. To reap the full
benefits of aerboic exercise, you must be at 60%-80% of your
target heart rate for at least 20 minutes, between three and
five times a week.
To calculate your target heart rate use the following formula:
Take 220 - (subtract) your age X (multiply 60%, or 70%, etc.
intensity rate.) = Traget heart rate (divide by six for a ten
second pulse count. Take your pulse for ten secnods and gage
where you're during the workout.
Speed up the pace if you are
below 60%.
Aerobic exercise is key to lose weight as it bruns calories
which are the energy consumed and adds fat to our bodies.
Combined with a healthy diet it is a sure way to lose weight.
One pound of body fat is equivalent to 3500 calories.
To lose
one pound, you must burn 3500 calories. It is easier to combine
aerobics and create a small caloric deficit in your diet than to
do one or the other solely.
Anaerobic exercise builds muscle srtength and power.
Isotonics
and Isometrics are two kinds of anaerobic exercises.
Isotonics uses your muscles to contract against an object with
movement such as weight lifting (also called strength or
resistance training.) The benefits of isotonic exercises are
stronger muscles, stronger bones, tone, prevent injuries, and
condenses and shapes muscle for better esthetics.
Isometric exercise is contracting your muscles against
resistance without movement. Such as lifting an object like a
dumbbell and holding a posiiton. You are isolating that muscle.
Use both types of anaerobic exercises to maixmize your strength
to build healthy, lean, and strong muscles.
Select exercises that you enjoy and can do for at least 20
minutes, three to five days a week. Exercise does not
necessarily mean hitting the gym and making an ordeal out of it.
It can simply be a walk around your neighborhood or dacning to
some tunes. Try to geuss "activity" verses "exercise".
When you
are in an atcive mind-frame, you will purposely park a little
farther, do stretches at the computer, take the stairs instead
of the elevator, etc.
Commit that you will begin to be more active and stick to your
exercises or activities for 21 days. Why 21? Research has showed
that it takes about 21 days to create a habit.
Document how your
feel afetr the 21 days.
Your stress leevls should be lowered,
you should believe more energized, and see some physical changes
such as a slimmer physique.
You may already know the benefits of exercise but are you doing
it? So start by making a decision, begin slowly, then gradually
work up to more and longer workout sessions. Know what you can
handle and stick with it.
Soon you will be addicted to the
pleasure chemicals of a good workout. An addiction that can help
you live longer and healthier.
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