4. How Does Greater Physical Fitness Contribute to Greater Overall Health? Explain.?

Question by Bee: 4. How does greater physical fitness contribute to greater overall health? Explain.?

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Answer by tennislover
greater physical fitness makes u stronger… builds more muscle… this will make metabolism faster
gives u better body shape…this is through weight training

and better oxygen flow to your muscles..
and better heart rate, resting heart rate… this is from cardio exercise

Answer by Ed
We are made up of more than our physical bodies. “Overall health” means the health of the entire organism. Man has a spiritual body, an emotional body and a mental body. When our physical selves are healthy, it positively impacts all of the rest.

Many studies have shown that walking regularly improves memory–even in the elderly. Walking stimulates blood flow to the brain, and improves cognitive functioning. “When the cognitive abilities of elderly women were compared, those who walked regularly were less likely to experience age-related memory loss and other declines in mental function.” However, you don’t have to be elderly to benefit mentally from exercise–it helps us no matter how old we are.

“We also found that for every extra mile walked per week there was a 13% less chance of cognitive decline,” said Yaffe, who is Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center. “So you don’t need to be running marathons. The exciting thing is there was a ‘dose’ relationship which showed that even a little is good but more is better.”

On the emotional front, regular exercise has been shown to be a potent antidote to depression. The endorphins which exercise stimulates have the effect of making us happier, more emotionally stable. “Research has shown that exercise is an effective but often underused treatment for mild to moderate depression.”

Finally, spiritual health means compassion for others, among other things. When we are in bad physical shape, it becomes harder for us to be sympathetic to the plights of others. We are more concerned with our own inner pain when our physical health is bad.

In sum, physical health is important to every aspect of ourselves. We are inter-connected wholes, not just physical beings. The key to physical fitness is picking an exercise you enjoy, and sticking with it.

All the best to you.

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