What Can You Do For Your Body?

By La Plata Physical Therapy, Inc.

La Plata Physical Therapy, Inc.

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What Can You Do For Your Body?

It is a true reality that health professionals, government officials, the Center for Disease Control, the National Institute of Health, the U.S. Surgeon General and the American College of Sports Medicine all agree that some activity is better than no activity, and more activity, up to a point, is even healthier. Your health and quality of life are greatly influenced by how active you remain throughout the lifespan.

Continued activity on most days of the week over the lifespan positively increases improved health and decreases vulnerability to disease and death. There are many positive reasons for changing your lifestyle from sedentary to active or remaining active for the rest of your life.

Some of the most common risk factors that can be prevented, well managed or even reversed to normal state by performing exercise are anxiety, depression, cholesterol, blood pressure, resting heart rate, type 2 diabetes, respiratory function, cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease.

By increasing your activity level you are allowing your body to increase endorphins, blood circulation, good cholesterol (HDL), lower blood viscosity, sugar processing, heart strength, lung capacity, oxygen levels overall (including the brain), muscular endurance, muscular strength, balance, and flexibility to name a few.

Often, the most difficult challenge to overcome is committing to exercise. Your health and wellness is predetermined by how you feel mentally, physically, and socially. There is significant evidence showing that supervised exercise is not only the safest way to improve physically, but one of the greatest ways to improve your mental and social state of wellness.

If you have any physical pain, beginning exercise in physical therapy is a very smart way to begin your exercise journey.

Remember, being referred to physical therapy starts with a prescription from your physician and ends with you choosing what facility you would like to attend for your physical therapy care. You can pay for these services out of pocket or by using your designated health insurance.

If you are feeling very functional with your daily activities and experience little or no physical pain, you would be a great candidate for supervised exercise in a wellness facility. Exercise physiologists, kinesiologists, physical therapy assistants or physical therapists are the ideal professionals to help guide you through the exercise journey.