Regular physical exercise and a rich and balanced diet has never been more in focus than in those times. In search of a better quality of life, people are interested in changing their habits in order to achieve a desired body, a better quality of life or just feel active.
It is never too late to start, however, it is necessary to differentiate physical activity from physical exercise. When you do physical activity, it means you do activities like walking, climbing stairs, swimming that burn fat, but you don’t have a plan. When you do physical exercise, it means that you have a certain time per week doing a repetitive and planned series with defined rules.
A sedentary lifestyle is a worldwide problem, and to combat it, measures must be taken, even if little by little. Exchanges such as climbing stairs, taking walks instead of using the car help to start preparing the body for when you do regular exercise practices.
There are already many studies that prove the effectiveness of an active life, and how it positively affects our day-to-day and the coming years.
What happens to your body when you exercise
Immediately
As soon as you finish your exercises, your body continues to produce the endorphin, adrenaline, cortisol hormones and will leave your body in a relaxed state. You will be in a good mood, your anxiety is reduced and you feel in a good mood. The more regular you exercise, your body will adapt to hormones and a sense of well-being.
In that first moment, you will have a greater flow of blood going to your brain, so you will feel more focused. After 3 hours, your body starts to burn accumulated fat, your heart works better because of the increased performance of the vascular system and in the next 24 hours your body will still keep the metabolism accelerated to recover the muscle fibers that were torn during activity.
From 1 to 3 months
During this period you will see an improvement in physical conditioning, activities such as going up or down stairs, walking for a long period and routine activities will be more relaxed to perform.
Your physiological conditions will be better such as your digestive system, heart rate, metabolism and your breathing. Your sleep quality and body temperature control will also be better.
Benefits of a balanced routine
If you stick to your active routine for the long term, you’ll see even more improvements. You will have less chance of suffering a heart attack, stroke, hypertension and will have a better quality of life. Talking about the musculoskeletal system, you will have better joints and ligaments thus preventing sprains, fractures and osteoporosis, but it is important not to overload your body so you don’t have a back reaction.
In the long term, you will also enter a caloric deficit that will help you lose weight and maintain weight.
If you stay active, you will have an increase in lymphocytes that will increase your body’s defenses increasing your immunity. In fact, a chain reaction happens in your body where everything starts to work better and as much as you are exercising just your body, your mind will also improve because of all the hormones.
The recommendation is to look for a professional to assist you throughout the process and will bring more security so that you do it the right way and without excesses.
When we talk about appearance, physical exercises will leave your muscles toned and without sagging, you will have greater control of pimples and your hormones will be regulated, preventing excessive hair growth.
Regular exercise helps your body and mind and is the best gift you can give your future self. Since you guarantee a healthy life, without health complications or sedentary lifestyle.