being fit
Billy Johnson Johnson 1
Haferkamp
RHT 102-002
9/30/13
The Benefits of Being Physically Fit The human body was made for activity. By exercising regularly and making healthy food choices, one can not only look better, but feel better as well. There are no negative aspects of being physically fit. In recent years, more and more people are starting to exercise, and eat smart because of the benefits it has. When someone commits their time to becoming physically fit, he/she can achieve many mental, social, and health benefits. Whether it is taking long walks, lifting weights, or just playing a sport; combining that with eating right will produce many benefits to one’s health. Being fit does more for your body than just reducing body fat and gaining muscle. For instance, being physically fit drastically improves healthy heart function and reduces the risk of heart disease. In the article, The Benefits of Being Fit, the author, Justin Williamson explains how being fit improves heart health. “As your heart is a muscle this will mean that it gets strengthened in much the same way as your bicep would from lifting a dumbbell and that can mean you are less likely to suffer heart disease, heart attack or other problems.” (Williamson). What Williamson is saying, is that when exercising, your heart is getting trained just like any other muscle in your body would, and in doing so, it reduces the chance of getting a heart disease; whereas someone who is not physically fit, has a higher chance of getting a heart disease, or having a heart attack. Improving heart Johnson 2 health is not the only health related benefit of being physically fit. Being physically fit also reduces the risk of many deadly diseases such as diabetes, and different forms of cancer. According to the CDC, in 2013, 1.4 billion people were overweight, and out of those 1.4 billion, 650 million of them had diabetes or cancer. Not everyone who has diabetes
Haferkamp
RHT 102-002
9/30/13
The Benefits of Being Physically Fit The human body was made for activity. By exercising regularly and making healthy food choices, one can not only look better, but feel better as well. There are no negative aspects of being physically fit. In recent years, more and more people are starting to exercise, and eat smart because of the benefits it has. When someone commits their time to becoming physically fit, he/she can achieve many mental, social, and health benefits. Whether it is taking long walks, lifting weights, or just playing a sport; combining that with eating right will produce many benefits to one’s health. Being fit does more for your body than just reducing body fat and gaining muscle. For instance, being physically fit drastically improves healthy heart function and reduces the risk of heart disease. In the article, The Benefits of Being Fit, the author, Justin Williamson explains how being fit improves heart health. “As your heart is a muscle this will mean that it gets strengthened in much the same way as your bicep would from lifting a dumbbell and that can mean you are less likely to suffer heart disease, heart attack or other problems.” (Williamson). What Williamson is saying, is that when exercising, your heart is getting trained just like any other muscle in your body would, and in doing so, it reduces the chance of getting a heart disease; whereas someone who is not physically fit, has a higher chance of getting a heart disease, or having a heart attack. Improving heart Johnson 2 health is not the only health related benefit of being physically fit. Being physically fit also reduces the risk of many deadly diseases such as diabetes, and different forms of cancer. According to the CDC, in 2013, 1.4 billion people were overweight, and out of those 1.4 billion, 650 million of them had diabetes or cancer. Not everyone who has diabetes