{"id":3391,"date":"2020-01-13T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2021-09-17T05:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T09:17:54","slug":"benefits-of-regular-physical-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/benefits-of-regular-physical-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Regular Physical Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Physical activity can improve your health and reduce the\nrisk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and\ncardiovascular disease. Physical activity and exercise can have immediate and\nlong-term health benefits. Regular activity can improve your quality of life. A\nminimum of 30 minutes a day can allow you to enjoy these benefits.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are regularly physically active, you may:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>reduce your risk of a heart attack <\/li><li>manage your weight better <\/li><li>have a lower blood cholesterol level <\/li><li>lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and some\ncancers <\/li><li>have lower blood pressure <\/li><li>have stronger bones, muscles and joints and\nlower risk of developing osteoporosis <\/li><li>lower your risk of falls <\/li><li>recover better from periods of hospitalization\nor bed rest <\/li><li>feel better, with more energy, a better mood,\nfeel more relaxed and sleep better. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Several studies have found that exercise helps depression.\nThere are many views how exercise helps people with depression:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exercise may block negative thoughts or distract\nyou from daily worries. <\/li><li>Exercising with others provides an opportunity\nfor increased social contact. <\/li><li>Increased fitness may lift your mood and improve\nyour sleep patterns. <\/li><li>Exercise may also change levels of chemicals in\nyour brain, such as serotonin, endorphins and stress hormones.&nbsp; <\/li><li>To maintain health and reduce your risk of\nhealth problems, health professionals and researchers recommend a minimum of 30\nminutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days. <\/li><li>Regular walking produces many health benefits,\nincluding reducing our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines state\nthat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Doing any physical activity is better than doing\nnone. If you currently&nbsp;do no physical activity, start by doing some, and\ngradually build up to the recommended amount.<\/li><li>Be active on most, preferably all, days every\nweek. <\/li><li>Accumulate 150 to 300 minutes of\nmoderate-intensity physical activity or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous intensity\nphysical activity, or an equivalent combination of both moderate and vigorous\nactivities, each week. <\/li><li>Do muscle strengthening activities on at least\ntwo days each week.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-768x153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1536x306.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-2048x408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Increases in daily activity can come from small changes made\nthroughout your day, such as walking or cycling instead of using the car,\ngetting off a tram, train or bus a stop earlier and walking the rest of the\nway, or walking the children to school.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See your doctor before starting your physical activity\nprogram if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>you are aged over 45 years <\/li><li>physical activity causes pain in your chest <\/li><li>you often faint or have spells of severe\ndizziness <\/li><li>moderate physical activity makes you very\nbreathless <\/li><li>you are at a higher risk of heart disease <\/li><li>you think you might have heart disease or you\nhave heart problems <\/li><li>you are pregnant. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-exercise screening is used to identify people with\nmedical conditions that may put them at a higher risk of experiencing a health\nproblem during physical activity. It is a filter or safety net to help decide\nif the potential benefits of exercise outweigh the risks for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical activity can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and exercise can have immediate and long-term health benefits. Regular activity can improve your quality of life. A minimum of 30 minutes a day can allow you to enjoy these benefits.&nbsp;&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/benefits-of-regular-physical-activity\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Benefits of Regular Physical Activity<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[209,411,447,676,778],"class_list":["post-3391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-benefits","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-physical-activity","tag-screening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5345,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions\/5345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}