Physical Activities and Health

Benefits of Physical Activities-

1. It helps in controlling weight by preventing excess weight gain and also helps in maintain
weight loss.
2. It fights harmful health conditions and diseases
3. It helps boosting energy by delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues resulting in
efficient working of the cardiovascular system.
4. It improves joint health and relieve pain/stiffness
5. It improves muscle strength
6. It helps to improve person’s mental health by making him or her more social
7. Induces good quality of sleep
8. It also helps in overcoming anxiety
9. It increases brain health and its functioning which leads in bringing up better concentration
10. Increases dopamine and serotonin secretion which are referred as happy hormones.

Facts:
1. The human body has 650 muscles.
2. For every pound of muscle gained, the body burns 50 extra calories every day.
3. On an average a person walks 70,000 miles in their lifetime
4. Movement in exercise helps relieve stress by producing a relaxation response which serves
as a position distraction.

Submitted By-
Varnika Dalal
(XI B)