Physical exercise is an activity of the body that increase or maintain physical fitness and overall health and well-being. This is done for many reasons, including strengthening the muscles and cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as with the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the “diseases of affluence” like heart disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, help prevent depression, help to promote or maintain positive self esteem, and can even add sex appeal individual or body image is also found to be linked with higher levels of self-esteem. Obesity is a growing global concern 4 and physical exercise can help reduce the effects of obesity in developed countries. Health care providers often call exercise “magic” or “wonder” drug-offending various proven benefits that it provides.
Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical fitness and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy weight, building and maintaining healthy bone density, muscle strength and joint mobility, promoting physiological well-being, reducing the risk of surgery, and strengthens the immune system.