Importance of engaging in sport and physical activities.pptx

Regular exercise has been shown to help boost energy levels and enhance your mood. It may also be associated with many other health benefits, including a reduced risk of chronic disease.

Exercise is defined as any movement that makes your muscles work and requires your body to burn calories.

There are many types of physical activity, including swimming, running, and walking, to name a few.

Being active has been shown to have many health benefits, both physically and mentally. It may even help you live longerTrusted Source.

Here are the top 10 ways regular exercise benefits your body and brain.
1. Exercise can make you feel happier
Exercise has been shown to improve your mood and decrease feelings of depression, anxiety, and stress.

The authors of a 2019 review found that 10–30 minutesTrusted Source of exercise is enough to improve your mood.

Exercise may increase brain sensitivityTrusted Source to serotonin and norepinephrine. These hormones relieve feelings of depression. It may also increase the production of endorphins, which help produce positive feelings and reduce the perception of pain.

Stopping to exercise may also affect your mood. A 2017 reviewTrusted Source found that active people who stopped exercising regularly experienced significant increases in symptoms of depression and anxiety, even after only a few weeks.

2. Exercise can help with weight management
Inactivity may play a major factorTrusted Source in weight gain and obesity, which may lead to health complications. Exercise can help you manage your weight by helping with energy expenditure, also known as spending.

Your body spends energy in three ways:

digesting food
exercising
maintaining body functions, like your heartbeat and breathing
A reduced calorie intake may lower your metabolic rate, which can temporarily delay weight loss. However, regular exercise may increaseTrusted Source your metabolic rate. This can burn more calories and help you manage your weight.

Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training may also maximize fat lossTrusted Source and muscle mass maintenance. This could help you manage weight, maintain lean muscle, and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.
3. Exercise is good for your muscles and bones
Exercise plays a vital role in building and maintaining strong muscles and bones.

As people age, they tend to lose muscle mass, strength, and function. This leads to an increased risk of injury. Practicing regular physical activity is essential to reducing muscle loss and maintaining strength as you age.

Exercise also helps build bone density. The authors of a 2022 reviewTrusted Source found that regular exercise significantly improved bone density in the lumbar spine, neck, and hip bones. This may help prevent osteoporosis later in life.

Impact exercises like gymnastics, running, or soccer may help promoteTrusted Source higher bone density than no-impact sports like swimming and cycling.

4. Exercise can increase your energy levels

1. Importance of engaging in sport and physical activities

2. introduction People nowadays are often inside their home because of the Covid-19 pandemic specially the children and students because they were not allowed to get out of their houses and also some of the adults who were working from home. Unlike before they cannot be involved in some of physical activities because they are inside their households. So the researchers think of a solution to that problem which is to disseminate information to the people in the society in order for them to be involved and engage in some of the physical activities even they are inside of the house.

3. Objectives of the study To disseminate information to the people on how important it is to get involved in physical activities. To encourage the people to engage in sporting activities in order to boost their immune system. To help people know how often they should engage in physical activities and what activities they should perform.

4. Significance of the study The study will benefit the people in the society to be informed of the importance of engaging in physical activities and get them involved in sports and physical activities, This study will benefit the environment if the people get involved in physical activities, there would be a lot of people walking, running and biking instead of riding in any vehicles. This study will help the future researcher and students to gain more knowledge and data.