Why sedentary lifestyle is exposing you to heart diseases

Physical inaction is a considerable public health problem, and compelling evidence suggests that physical inactivity has been a significant contributor to heart diseases.

Recognition of Health and functional risks of a sedentary way of life have led numerous health sectors to promulgate regular physical activities among the people, both young and old. According to Meyers, J. (2016), the inclusion of low to high physical intensity activities, strength training, plus flexibility exercises such as running, walking, swimming, hiking, press machines, free weights help avoid frequent visits to medical facilities due to fitness-related ill-health and, this impacts positively on the life of an individual. 

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Regular exercise has been considered a crucial part of one's health. Aerobic exercises such as walking, running, hiking swimming are considered key in cardiovascular health. This article will explore more on the proposed physical activities and the apparent health benefits.

Recommended exercises:

• Endurance exercises such as walking, jogging keeps your heart healthy
• Strength exercises such as weight lifting make your muscles stronger 
• Flexibility exercises such as stretch and yoga can make your body stay in shape

How aerobic exercises help in reducing heart disease

Frequent exercise has been considered beneficial to the human heart. With both aerobic and anaerobic exercises, Continuous aerobic exercises been proven to be the most simple yet cheapest way of exercising to both young and old. These physical activities help in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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 Aerobic exercises include swimming, hiking, walking, running. Different research studies conducted found out that reduced vascular oxidative stress and increased antioxidant response result in a better nitric oxide(NO) bioavailability (Sponton et al., 2017). Furthermore, the positive outcome of endurance workouts is the abilities to alter the metabolic phenotype and inflammatory biomarkers of adipose tissue (Boa et al., 2017). Recent studies demonstrated the health importance of the aerobic exercise of creating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNO) activation (Meziat et al., 2019) 

Physical activities in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and other related health benefits

Long healthy life is critical; therefore, exercising should be considered part and parcel of everyone's life, both young and old. Thirty minutes regular exercise on most days, preferably throughout the week, is advisable, and these workouts should involve both theraupitcal and aerobic exercises. 

These exercises, when done promptly, have the following health benefits,

• Regular exercise explicit response that contributes to favourable ageing.
• Strength endurance training, such as squats, helps in the improvement of the heart function.
• Improved health status and an increase in life expectancy
• Both aerobic and anaerobic physical activities help build muscles and strength, usually associated with ageing.

Physical inactivity, having considered the primary cause of heart diseases, regular exercise is encouraged not only among adults but also among young people. With aerobic exercises being the most preferred kind of exercise, for long healthy life, both the young and old should embrace it with vigour.