http://goodhealthfront.blogspot.com/Physical activities are for developing the physical body and mind. They give sound healthy benefits that befit the organ, nerves and muscles of the body.
The saying,
a healthy mind is found in a healthy body comes true here. The physical body is
to be temper to a state of limited rigorousness.
They can be
employed to reduced weight and gain firm and healthy flesh and muscles, thereby
eliminating high blood pressure and related issues.
All exercise
had one aim, namely reduction in body mass index or weight loss and fitness.
Without
these, the body tends to degenerate. Muscles and nerves, for example lose their
tone.
Disease like
cancer will result. Healing of bruise or
wounds will take a long time. Nearly all physical activities will prevent
cancer formation to a certain extend. Cancer has minimal effect on persons that
exercise regularly.
These three
physical activities below will suit all round body development; plus mental
development.
Before attempting any of the activities, do some warming ups like the plank, the jumping jack, push and pull, the frog jump and so on to lubricate and loss the joints muscles.
You cannot
do without them. There seem to be natural as the fresh air you breathe daily.
You can add your favorite, for example tai chin and or aerobic exercise as
supplementary or warming up before doing jogging or going swimming.
Welcome to
the world of physical activities and enjoy.
Swimming
Swimming can
be fun. But also it can be intimidating if you do not know how to swim.
When you swim,
every muscle of the body is brought into action. In reality, there is no bodily
exercise that benefits the body more than swimming.
You
disagree? Okay. Take cycling. It is a sporting activity that is exhilarating
and gives thrill. What part of the body that is very active in the event? It is
the legs.
The arms and
hands stay stationary on the cycle handle; but employ for direction of the
machine.
And it can be said that the undynamic effort apply in directing the routing of the cycle is minimal compare to the
pedal action. Pedal action from the legs benefits the trunk more. But it
transported mostly blood flow plus food nutrients to the rest and upper part of
the body. It also has positive rejuvenating effect on the upper part of the
body in an indirect manner. So much benefit from cycling.
In swimming,
the legs, hands and arms are employed very actively to move forward, backward
or static. These tools are employed in a dynamic way.
Compare
these two activities in terms of dynamic action and your will see that swimming
is a plus and an extra.
The best
benefits that swimming released to the body include the following:
·
It
increases the rate of heart beat
·
Lose
in unhealthy body weight and a firming up of body muscles
·
Swimming
relief mental tension and so induces relaxation
·
It
cools the body during a hot climate
·
Swimming
gives relief to arthritis and rheumatoid pains
·
Post
traumatic therapy, any accident that happens in other sporting activity is
treated or relief with swimming
·
Hydro-therapy
Welcome to
the world of swimming.
Learning To Swim Is Fun!
Learning to
swim is easy. It gives fun and leisure.
The
challenge is that most people do not know how to breathe while under the water.
How do we
breathe under water?
This is even
much easier than the swimming action itself! Learning to breathe under water is
fun! It is easy as adding 1 and 1 to get 2. It is one of the first basics to
learn.
A simple
action of breathing technique will be demonstrated here. Take with you a big
bowl ¾ full of water. Now take a deep breath (do not breathe out) and immersed
your face in the bowl of water.
Breathe air out through your mouth by blowing
air out of your mouth, if you cannot breathe out with your nose while your face
is immersed in the water. Some find it hard to breathe out though the nose
while immersing the face in water. Continue to breathe out via, the mouth and
notice bubbles rising as you breathe out. While you breathe out, you also at
the same time breathe in fresh air in the water involuntary. This is one way
swimmers breathe during a swimming meet.
Practice
this exercise anytime you take a bath. Immersed your face in a bucket full of
water and breathe out via, the mouth. Become use to it. By the time you find
yourself at the swimming pool, or river all hassle about breathing under water during
swimming is gone!
Okay, next
learn to float.
If you can
breathe under water or above the water but you cannot float, you can’t swim
period.
Learning to
float is much easier than breathing under water.
Here we go.
In a big bath, fill water to ¾ of level. Lie on your back with your hands by
your side with head raised but shoulder under water. Do not attempt to raise
your legs. The body will float. We called this a back float.
You can even
do this at the shallow side of the swimming pool or the river or beach.
Next, stand
and check if water is at hip level. Now, place the palms of your two hands at
the bottom of the swimming pool. Keep shoulder under water and head above
water. Your body including the legs will
float. This is a front float.
How about moving
forward with the palms like a wheel barrow from the front float position? Move
one hand forward palms down one after the other. Do this for some time and have
fun.
Then see if
you can alternately kick the legs up and down in the water in a stationary
position but do not raise the legs out of the water. Keep your legs under the
water always. You will fall forward because the kicking propels your body
forward. Just blow water out with your mouth and maintain your breathe.
If you can
ride a bicycle, and who does not these days? You can do this pedal action in
the river or the swimming pool.
Following
this, stand in water that is at shoulder level and the shoulder must be under
water. Be very calm and put out all fears of drowning in water here. Lift one leg
up and bring it down alternating one leg after the other like the pedal action
on a bicycle. The toes of the feet keep clenched but not too rigid.
The palms
of the hands likewise cupped to paddle the water up and down. Here the palms of
the hand must be facing dawn the bottom of the swimming pool or river. As you
paddle with one hand, bring the other up between the chest and the belly button
level like the leg actions. This will keep you stationary on the water. With
head above water, you can thus breathe in and out normally as on dry ground.
A simple
action to begin swimming I like to introduce is the dog paddle. Every person
can do the dog paddle. You breathe with your head above the water like the
pedal action above.
Like as said
earlier, the pedal action keeps you static in the water. You are at a vertical
level. Your movement is stationary. Now if you thrust the hands forward and
continue the pedal action with the palms cupped, and at the same time kicking
the legs into a push and pull action, (remember to clench the toes) you are
likely to move forward.
You are now lying horizontal in the water. Keep your
head above the water to breath in and out freely. This is the dog paddle. This
is how a dog swam across a lake or small river or stream.
You should
at this time practice the dog paddle well and become comfortable with it before
you go for other forms of swimming like the breast stroke or the front crawl.
You can pay
to be taught these extra tricks including the back stroke and the butterfly
with swimming coach or experience swimmers.
Swimming Pants
Many and
varied outfits are available in most sports shops for swimmers.
Women wear
variety of swimming trunks, but especially bikinis for this.
Men wear
boxers or pants. Some men wear swimming jerseys.
Children can
wear pants and swimming trunks in nearly all cases.
Now, let’s
take on the second activity, walking.
Walking
Walk is very easy. Nearly every person can
walk. Exception is the physical challenged ones in the leg or hip. Even a
slight deformation like inequality in the length of the leg can enable a person
to walk.
Many a
person will not like to walk a short distance. Because transportation is cheap,
you paid a small fare. You get to your address within 10 minutes so to speak.
But do you
know that you can walk ¼ of a mile within 30 minutes?
A brisk walk
can cut down the time to 20 minutes.
I am not
saying that you should not drive your car or take a taxi, a bus, to such a
small distance if time is not on your side.
But make
walking a leisurely part of your physical activity.
Walking will
benefit you more than cycling.
It is the
starting point for you to jog. You walk to stretch out the leg muscles or you
end up in pains after jogging.
Now, take a
brief walk round a football field or a law tennis court if it is nearby.
Or walk to
and fro a short road nearby.
Or else,
take a brief brisk walk round the country side and enjoy the natural scenery.
I remember
my second daughter getting up to walk. In fact she showcased it so well that it
was a thrill to me and others.
A brisk walk
as an activity includes taking a wide stride and swinging the hands that do
some good to the shoulder as well as the chest.
Take a good
look at competition walking at any Olympic meets. See how the competitors move
their body. Even the neck is brought into vital play. Your entire body will
benefit from a brisk walk.
The immerse
benefits you get from walking as an activity included:
·
Your
legs become stronger. The muscles of the thigh and ankles become well develop
and coordinate
·
As
in all physical activity, you will lose some unhealthy weight and in turn
reduced your blood pressure if you are HBP candidate
·
Your
hip bone becomes strong. It is the hip bone that supports the upper part of the
body:
·
Walking
as an exercise increased the heart beat. The rate of breathing in and out
increases and thus, the lung is supply with more oxygen and blood. This eliminated
waste matters like carbon dioxide from the body
·
More
benefits that you derived from walking include increased energy output
·
Your
digestive system will work well and digested your food well. After two hours or
more of taking a meal, a short walk round the country side will impact more
health and nutrient benefit to the body.
Start walking.
Coordinate
walking into your exercise plan. Make a sound plan to walk round a school
compound, a church yard or a short street to and from in the morning before taking
your bath and going to work.
You can do
this daily for only 15 minutes and you can loss some weight if that is your
goal.
Or you do it
in the evening before watching that streaming video on scream.
You can wear
anything you like to go for a walk. But avoid bikinis.
As an
exercise, wear a comfortable jogging pant with shoe to match.
A pair of
tennis shoes or running shoes with a short and T-Shirt or a jogging jersey is
idea.
In actual
reality, you can wear any comfortable clothing that suits you for a walk.
In part 2 of
the story you will be taken on jogging that helps you more to reduced your body
mass index (BMI) or weight.
To your good
health!
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