Physical exercise essential benefits

The fast change in our society and civilization causes the change in people’s total way of life. Human has advanced rapidly in life activities due to the changes of cultural forces that surround them. The meaning and purpose of physical activities and exercise slowly diminish, as people prefer to go with a much easier and up to date ways of living. It is not bad to go with change but it is not always proper to be with the change. In terms of physical development, there is something much better done in improving and maintaining muscles and bones in its proper decorum. 

Technology as an example has lessened the amount of necessary physical work required for a normal person. Many home devices, gadgets, equipment, and labor saving machines for our physical comport, have greatly reduced the opportunities of persons to engage in physical activities. Television has made individuals to do long sitting hours.

The presence and production of many kinds of mode of transportation, which enable man to go from one place to another in the shortest and quickest possible time, has deprived them of opportunities to engage in a long walk. The discovery of the wheel has adversely affected the strength of many large muscles of our body causing some serious bone and muscle disorders.

Leisure time pursuits are essential to a well-rounded life but television, internet entertainment activities, home videos, and table games have lured many people away from the active participation in more creative and active activities of nature such as hiking, field trips, and other out-door forms of leisure time activities.

Progress in medical science has improved mans health and has lengthened man`s life expectancy. Focus in better nutrition resulted in healthier and taller individuals. Incidence of tuberculosis and pneumonia was reduced but shifted to more heart diseases, cancer, accidental deaths and injuries, and other vascular diseases. All of these problems go back to the cause of lack of physical activity. The role of physical education in the secondary schools must be enhanced by pointing out the factors that cause the low level of physical vigor and efficiency of individuals.

Physical fitness is an on-going process. It should be sufficiently maintained throughout life. A young man who has a regular program of exercise maintains a reasonable level of physical fitness throughout his adolescent life, which is carried over to adult life. A healthy body comes stronger and efficient functioning of all its vital organs through proper use and activity is attained.