Physical inactivity can lead to serious health conditions such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. Most people need at least 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise five days a week to maintain good health. Walking is a simple option, and indoor fitness activities can be done when the weather is bad.
Physical inactivity is the lack of regular exercise. While a person may feel physically active if they are busy with work, family, or running errands, this may not be the case unless those activities include consistent cardiovascular exercise. Coronary artery disease, cholesterol problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity are serious health conditions related to physical inactivity.
As a rough guideline, most people require at least a half hour to an hour of cardiovascular exercise about five days a week to maintain good health. Cardiovascular exercise gets your body moving to increase your heart rate and give you oxygen while burning calories from food. Cycling, running, and swimming are examples of some popular cardiovascular activities. Cardiovascular exercise can be done at home, at a gym, or at a community recreation center, depending on the particular activity. Going from physical inactivity to cardiovascular exercise can be as simple as walking up and down the stairs or dancing to the radio.
Physical activity is necessary to burn calories from food. Weight gain results if the energy from calories consumed exceeds that from calorie-burning physical activities. Being overweight generally results in more physical inactivity, as being heavier makes it more difficult to exercise regularly due to feelings of tiredness and shortness of breath, even with minimal exertion. If inactivity and excessive calorie intake continue, obesity, which is a very high and unhealthy body weight, is likely.
Sedentary is another word for physical inactivity. If a person has a sedentary lifestyle, they are at risk of many health problems, such as diabetes and coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart are blocked by fat buildup due to inactivity and poor diet. Instead of finding excuses to continue a sedentary lifestyle, everyone should get at least 30 minutes of physical activity on most days of the week.
Finding enjoyable activities can make it much easier to kick the habit of physical inactivity. If team sports, swimming, cycling, and other activities aren’t appealing, brisk walking every day or nearly every day is an option that many people can do and that most doctors recommend. Walking at a fairly fast pace should be done for a short distance at first. Distance can be gradually increased to challenge training and improve health.
If the weather is bad, the walker should replace their outdoor walking activity with an indoor exercise routine instead of skipping a workout. Indoor fitness activities include riding a desk bike, working out along with a fitness video, or just moving and dancing to the radio. With a “no excuses” attitude, the unhealthy habit of physical inactivity can be replaced with regular cardiovascular activities.
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