Today there is clear evidence that leading an ACTIVE LIFE improves health, well-being, and quality of life at any age allows independent living longer, and helps prevent chronic diseases.
Leading an active life in childhood and adolescence favors the growth and acceptance of the body. In young people and adults, it improves physical and mental health and in older people, it favors healthy aging.
Incorporating into our everyday lifestyles a few easy sports which include walking, mountaineering stairs, running, playing, dancing, cycling, swimming, etc. helps us to feel good and improve our health.
What Do We Need To Know?
Physical Activity
By bodily activity, we mean "any frame motion that consequences in strength expenditure (burning calories)".
Being Physically Active Means "GETTING AROUND."
In today's society, physical activity is carried out with different intensities depending on the purpose we have: work, leisure, improvement of physical capacities, development of strength and balance, among others.
In today's society, physical activity is carried out with different intensities depending on the purpose we have: work, leisure, improvement of physical capacities, development of strength and balance, among others.
Physical Activity Includes, In Addition To Daily Activities, Physical Exercise And sports:
. Physical exercise: it is a structured, repetitive, planned, and carried-out physical activity with an objective related to the improvement or maintenance of the physical condition.
. Sport: it is a regulated physical activity aimed at achieving results in the general competition.
To take care of our health, in addition to INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, it is very important to REDUCE SEDENTARISM, because it can happen that a physically active person is at the same time sedentary because they spend a lot of time without moving.
Sedentary Lifestyle
When we speak of a sedentary lifestyle we refer to any activity that requires very little movement and therefore very little energy expenditure. It includes activities such as sitting still watching television, playing video games, using the computer, tablet, or mobile, and traveling by car, among others.
Physical Inactivity
By physical inactivity, we mean not meeting the Recommendations on Physical Activity for health.
An adult will be inactive if they do less than 150 minutes (2 1/2 hours) of moderate physical activity a week.
And in the case of children and adolescents, they will be inactive if they do less than 60 minutes (one hour) a day of moderate or vigorous physical activity.
Physical inactivity has consequences on our health. Today it is known that inactivity is currently the 4th most important risk factor for mortality in the world, only behind hypertension, tobacco use, and hyperglycemia.
Physical Condition
The physical condition of a person is the ability to make The physical effort or bear an overload. It is made up of the strength of the heart and lungs, the strength of the muscles, the flexibility of the joints, and the composition of the body.
Maintaining a good physical condition is synonymous with good health from an early age.
In addition, there are other components of physical condition, which are more related to sports performance than to health, such as agility, coordination, power, and speed, among others.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
Having a physical or mental disability, either from birth or occurring at any time in life, is not an impediment to the practice of physical activity. The global recommendations on physical activity for health are applicable to the entire population, including people with functional diversity.
However, it is necessary to adapt these recommendations to our condition, taking into account the specific risks or limitations that affect our health when performing certain exercises.
It is advisable to consult our health center to ensure the type and amount of physical activity that is appropriate for each one, taking into account our preferences.
What Kind Of Physical Activity Do We Need?
To know what type of physical activity we need, we must stop to think about how active we are at the moment, how long we sit in one place, and what our physical condition is.
It is essential to regularly incorporate physical activities that are beneficial to our health into our daily lives, and above all, those that are satisfactory to us.
During our trips, it is convenient to get used to walking, cycling, using the stairs, going down one stop before our destination on the bus or metro. If we do sedentary work, it is advisable to get up, stretch and move 1-3 minutes every hour, making our breaks active.
The practice of physical activity beneficial to our health includes performing the following types of exercises depending on our physical condition and age:
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