Activity Vs Exercise

Exercise is purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive. There are numerous benefits of completing exercise on the regular. There is a major difference between physical activity and exercise. Physical activity is any form of movement that uses energy. Exercise is movement and uses energy, but it is structured and more intense than regular physical activity. An example of physical activity is walking through the hallways between classes. An example of exercise is sprinting at a sports practice after school. It is easier for younger teens to get exercise than older people because many schools have sports team that practice directly after school. An example of this is our track team. Our team practices Monday through
A number of times, we will do hill sprints, where we run to a hill around Peachtree City that our coach has picked out and sprint up it for as long as he says to. Typically, we will go to the hill in the neighborhood across from McIntosh. Most recently, we sprinted up this hill ten times. On Tuesdays, we normally have a rest/ recovery day. This helps our muscles to not be strained or overworked after our workout the previous day, and ensures they will not be tired or sore for our meet on Wednesday. A usual rest day consists of a four mile jog, followed by lifting weights and core exercises. On Wednesday we have our Junior Varsity meets, and most people run one or two events. The difference is that we all have a lot of adrenaline and attempt to go the fastest that we can. This equals about a typical workout. On Thursdays, we have another rest day. Usually, we have a longer run today, like five miles. On Fridays, we have another workout. An example of a workout we would do on Fridays is called the “3-2-1.” This consists of sprinting 300 meters, 200 meters, and then 100 meters. On the McIntosh track, this is .75 laps, half a lap, and a quarter lap. We will typically do this two or three times, depending on the workouts we had earlier in the week. All of our practices begin with a two-lap warm-up and a mile to two mile cool down and conclude with
Exercise controls your weight because of all of the calories you are burning. All of the other benefits lead up to overall improved health, which help prevents other health conditions and diseases, such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. Your mood may improve because physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed. Exercise helps you to sleep better, but if you exercise too close to when you go to sleep, you may be too energized to fall