Most of us start looking to get fit either to lose weight or look good, but the most important reason why someone should decide to get fit is so that they get healthier. So why is that when you get fit you also get more robust, this article will cover a few of the reasons on how they are related. In 2008, obese Americans had weight-related medical bills of about $147 billion; the amount had doubled in just over a decade. So, what exactly did weight-related medical bills consists of? It consisted of diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and depression. Obesity leads to high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol which leads to all these diseases, and it can also lead to premature death. The paragraph above explains how obesity leads to diseases; escaping obesity is just one of the reasons why a person should decide on becoming fit. To become fit, you need to physically active, when you are physically active regularly it leads to: 1. Lower Blood pressure. 2. Decreases LDL Cholesterol. 3. Improve Blood Pressure. 4. Reduce Feeling Of Stress. 5. Control Body Weight. 6. Improve the quality of sleep and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. 7. Improve memory and reduce the risk of dementia and depression. 8. Making you feel good about yourself. According to research exercising with moderate intensity for a total amount for 150 minutes, a week should reduce the risk of chronic diseases and other health issues. Improving On Your FitnessActivities you can do for your heart.Aerobic exercises like walking, running, swimming, cycling and other similar training is beneficial for the heart. Adults with chronic conditions should get regular physical activities. Talk with a health care professional. Physical Activities for other musclesStretching and strengthening activities keep muscles in good working conditions; strength training activities should be included in your physical activities at least twice a week. Muscles get weaker as you become older; it becomes to do activities that you could without breaking a sweat when you were younger. Strengthening exercises can help improve metabolism which then helps in losing weight. Having A Good DietIt is essential to become physically active to improve your fitness, but it is more important to have a good diet. There is no point in doing any physical activity if you are going fill your body with unhealthy food and eat a lot of calories. Speaking about calories, it is essential to balance your calories, the number of calories in your body. Your body burns calories every day even when you are sleeping, to lose weight and improve on your fitness, it is essential for calorie intake to be lower than the amount of calorie your body is burning. Having a high-calorie intake will result in an increase in weight. ConclusionSo, when you hear fitness, it is not necessarily the image you have of a bulky person with muscles everywhere, Fitness is the quality of being suitable to fulfill a particular role or task. Improving on your fitness also improves your physical and intellectual health since being fit keep you away from the diseases I have mentioned in the article.
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