Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self esteem, and can even augment an individual's body image, which is also found to be linked with higher levels of self esteem. skills,
Types of exercise
Physical exercises are generally grouped into three types, depending on the overall effect they have on the human body:
- Flexibility exercises, such as stretching, improve the range of motion of muscles and joints.
- Aerobic exercises, such as cycling, swimming, walking, skipping rope, rowing, running, hiking or playing tennis, focus on increasing cardiovascular endurance.
- Anaerobic exercises, such as weight training, functional training, eccentric training or sprinting, increase short-term muscle strength.
