Professor, Department of Resource Management, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, India. Email id: manidurai1962@gmail.com
Online published on 28 March, 2018.
The decline of physical activity and change in food habits are considered to play an important role in the deterioration of health predictors, such as overweight, and the associated increase of cardiovascular. Physical activity or exercise can improve the health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases. It can have immediate and long-term health benefits. By being active, calories that we store from eating throughout the day, can be exhausted and it can be as easy as walking the dog or as rigorous as participating in a marathon. Providing opportunities for children to be active early on puts them on a path to better physical and mental health. Physical activity, along with proper nutrition, is beneficial to people of all ages, background, and abilities. This paper emphasizes on incorporating physical activity into our daily life, as well as healthy eating we will experience positive health benefits and be on the path for a better future. More intensive and longer workouts need to be incorporated every week. This can include jogging, power yoga, weight training etc.
Physical Activity, Yoga, Health, Longevity