There are reports from fitness experts and research saying that the human body is meant to move. From ancient Greek philosophers to modern day exercise physiologists, people have been advocating movement and exercise as a standard for fitness and health and wellbeing. There are reports from fitness experts that relate from personal experiences, as well as talking with individuals that they coach or train, that exercise becomes addictive. If you are going to have an addiction, at least exercise is a healthy addiction.
The problem in modern day society is that many occupations involve sitting down during the job. Truck drivers, office workers, accountants, authors, students in class, and people addicted to computer games are only a sample of individuals sitting down too much for the day. Some reports suggest sitting is one of the worst positions for a person’s back and lack of blood flow to the lower legs. Fitness experts recommend from 45 minutes to 60 minutes of movement for 5 days of the week. A good point to mention is that those 45 -60 minutes do not have to be all at one time. The time can be broken down to many short movements that will add up to those minutes the experts recommend. Simple movements such as standing up and walking around for a few minutes during the day can add up the minutes to help correct the damaging effects of sitting for eight hours, or more, every day.
While moving is good for health benefits there is a not often mentioned side effect of exercise that is a real plus. The side benefit is that most fit individuals are happy people. There is some research that mentions happy people have less stress, handle stress better - (if life hands them lemons, they make lemonade), sleep better, have lower blood pressure, slower pulse rates, get sick less often, have fewer colds, and have fewer aches and pains. The medical doctors and researchers mention that the benefits of being fit also produces less chance of stroke, heart disease and cancer.
