Physical activities

Physical activities play an important part in our lives, but only very few do some kind of sport on a regular basis. Everyone is able to find something suitable for themselves. What’s most effective and beneficial for our health are outdoor activities. However, these active forms of spending free time are rather on the decline; although we’re aware, that a lack of physical activity has as much of a harmful influence on our health as smoking or a high cholesterol level. 

Exercises and physical activities and our health

Regular physical activities are the most effective and cheapest ways to avoid various illnesses, improving our health condition in various ways:

• they lower the heart’s rate
• they lower the risk of cardio-vascular illnesses
• they increase bone mass
• they protect us against osteoporosis

Physical activity and our mental health

The positive influence of physical activities can also be seen in the psychological sphere. Exercise decreases fear, helps fight depression, improves the quality of sleep and our subjective estimation of the way we feel.

What’s more, physical effort, when undertaken in a group, has a great integrating aspect. Physical activity is also a way of escaping from everyday problems; it allows us to forget about daily stress, because we’re so involved in training. Thanks to physical effort, we have better moods, which influences our perception.

Physical activity and diet

Physical activities increases our bodies’ calorie consumption, which helps reduce body mass and maintain its proper weight. Regular exercises influence our digestive system positively, it decreases our appetite and helps to reduce body fat. Physical  exercise makes us not only look better, but to feel better, and we avoid many problems connected with being overweight.

Additional benefits

If health benefits are not a sufficient reason to become active, maybe the way that exercise influences our libido will be a better argument. When we do sports, the hormone responsible for our sex-drive is released. Sports also have a great influence on our physical appearance and being attractive to the opposite sex. 

Therefore, do sports in order to stay healthy longer, to be fit and to stay young. It’s good to experience various forms of exercises and physical activity in order to choose something suitable for yourself.

Aerobics - rhythmic exercises aimed at large muscle masses, which increase our body’s need for oxygen.

Aqua aerobics - can be enjoyed by elderly people who don’t do sports actively.

Callanetics is a type of recreational exercise which can be performed at home.

Pilates is comprised of a series of movements repeated over and again, which involve the body and mind. They positively influence physical harmony and are suitable for people of different age groups, at various preparation levels.

Fitness is a training form that combines breathing and weight exercises, as well as sticking to a proper diet.

Yoga - should be perceived as a method of perfecting your body and mind, which then becomes a lifestyle.

Tai Chi is a kind of physical exercise based on traditional Chinese methods, where the main focus is paid to active meditation.

Fitball is a safe kind of training connected with fun, especially recommended for elderly people, pregnant and post-partum women.

Steps is a variation of aerobics, an intensive movement form, that enables the burning of excess calories, getting rid of fat and activities enhancing the cardio-vascular system.

Stretching helps reduce muscle sensitivity to pain, prevents us from injuries and helps us regenerate after strenuous efforts.

Jogging is nothing else but running at a slow speed. This popular activity does not require any special place or tools, or any complicated exercises.

Belly dancing -  effectively strengthens muscles and firms the body.