Zina, as a child, inherited all the allergies that ran in her family. When four years old, she developed eczema. She came down with a bad case of pneumonia, followed by several bronchial infections during that winter, which were treated with a variety of potent antibiotics. When asthma attacks began, she was given bronchial dilators in the form of syrup and inhalers.
At the age of seven she developed incapacitating hay fever that triggered colds, temperatures and asthma during springs and summers. Because she was an active child and teenager and full of life, she took her portable pharmacy wherever she went. She lived most of her childhood and teenage years relying on different medications, but nothing stopped her from enjoying life.
One day after graduating from college, a friend urged her to join an exercise club. Since then, her life changed. She phased out most of her medication, except for the ones for skin treatment. Now at the age 28, she has an exciting banking job and has become a certified spinning and yoga instructor.
This is an example of how regular activity can promote your health, as well as activate your body’s healing mechanism. Evidence points that with regular physical training, oxygen increases in the body and cells stimulating immune functions. Deep breathing and aerobic exercises improve the lymphatic system circulation to achieve the elimination of internal pollutants, toxins and allergies.
Benefits of regular training are not limited to enhancing your immunity, but are also associated with the decreased risk of many diseases including cardiovascular disorders. Aerobic exercises lower your heartbeat and increases oxygen-dependent enzymes and fat metabolism. A slower pulse improves the efficiency of your heart, leading to better blood circulation and cardiac muscle contractions that protect it from harmful stress hormones (adrenaline, cortisol). Activity increases your blood circulation, which flush and discard blood clots.
But remember, exhaustive training and sports can block this beneficial action. Studies indicate that brisk walking can decrease blood pressure and “bad” cholesterol serum linked to heart disease, while increasing “good” cholesterol that sweeps harmful fats away from the bloodstream.
If you have trouble controlling your body weight, regular activity increases the rate that fat metabolizes in your body, resulting in a leaner, fitter physique. While moderate exercise burns calories and fat tissue and builds muscles, severe diets break down muscle tissue. With regular training you avoid obesity and improve your body’s insulin response decreasing risk of Type 2 diabetes.
People with mood shifts, anxiety or depression should seriously consider moderate workouts. Studies showed that treadmill exercising significantly improved the temperament in those who had depressive mental disorders.
Modern day living imposes many physical and mental demands on all of us, particularly deskbound employees. Stressors can be caused by fear, deadlines, and physical, mental, emotional or financial threat. These pressures can unleash harmful hormones in the body resulting in health hazards and weakened natural immune defenses. However, if you fit moderate regular training in your everyday life, you will enjoy more energy, stamina, and optimum health to sustain your daily stressors and even resist disease. One hour a day, five times a week will offer you many mental and physical health benefits.
Because regular training is a major factor in lowering your risk of chronic diseases and improving your energy and wellness, it can promote the quality of your life and extend your life span. Favorable activities, such as brisk walking, swimming, aerobic workouts, cycling, moderate jogging and running, decrease old-age ailments and related fatality. A report “confirmed the fact that fit folks live longer.”
In view of all these facts, try to include moderate regular training in your daily schedule. Whether it is in the form of walking, muscle building, or aerobic and therapeutic exercises, health management and conditioning should be carried out in a moderate and regular manner to promote good oxygen flow in your body, energy and wellness.
(Mariam Alireza is a holistic science specialist. Send comments to [email protected].)