Anaerobic Exercise
Kobe Ryan
11-17-09
KNES 342
Relaxation Paper
The method I chose as a relaxation/stress-relief technique is Exercising. Exercising is one the most important things to do to keep your body not only healthy physically, but mentally as well. I find myself going to the gym almost five days a week to relieve myself from the stressful environment that I endure every week. Whether it would be from work, school, or issues happening at home or around me, Exercising and going to the gym will help me clear my thoughts and keep my body physically in check. After I exercise, I find myself sleeping much easier with all the stress gone as my body becomes exhausted from the cardio workout that I have been doing. Exercising can be the cure of physical …show more content…
Doing aerobic exercising not only helps improve my overall physical health, but it also helps improve my cardiovascular and circulatory system. The physiological aspects of improving your circulatory system by cardio workout is to help increase the heart to pump more RBC (red blood cells) that carry oxygen and distribute it throughout the body. I find myself losing more weight each week, which I plan on doing for the past year, build up my endurance, and help with cope with my breathing intake as I am working out. One of my stressors that I had been feeling for the past year is my low self-esteem due to my physical appearance. I was 50 pounds overweight and needed to trim down to fit into my old clothes again and feel good about myself. For the past month and a half, I have lost over 20 pounds and have moved back into fitting some of my old clothes again due to my constant routine exercises that I have been …show more content…
Research has shown that 66% of Americans are overweight and obese. The target group of this study is college students, and the results were most college students exercise as a mean to better their health and maintain their fitness. On average, a student who exercises spends about 220 min. a week exercising. The barrier that prevent them from exercising is simply the most common answer given, “no time to exercise.” I was part of the general population of students who find it hard to exercise due to school and work schedule. School and work are common stressors in a college student’s life. However, exercising does promote good health and will help a person feel more relieved of the stress it goes through. The more exercising a student does, the better they feel after, mentally and physically. Time is a factor, but you can always find time to fit exercising into your
11-17-09
KNES 342
Relaxation Paper
The method I chose as a relaxation/stress-relief technique is Exercising. Exercising is one the most important things to do to keep your body not only healthy physically, but mentally as well. I find myself going to the gym almost five days a week to relieve myself from the stressful environment that I endure every week. Whether it would be from work, school, or issues happening at home or around me, Exercising and going to the gym will help me clear my thoughts and keep my body physically in check. After I exercise, I find myself sleeping much easier with all the stress gone as my body becomes exhausted from the cardio workout that I have been doing. Exercising can be the cure of physical …show more content…
Doing aerobic exercising not only helps improve my overall physical health, but it also helps improve my cardiovascular and circulatory system. The physiological aspects of improving your circulatory system by cardio workout is to help increase the heart to pump more RBC (red blood cells) that carry oxygen and distribute it throughout the body. I find myself losing more weight each week, which I plan on doing for the past year, build up my endurance, and help with cope with my breathing intake as I am working out. One of my stressors that I had been feeling for the past year is my low self-esteem due to my physical appearance. I was 50 pounds overweight and needed to trim down to fit into my old clothes again and feel good about myself. For the past month and a half, I have lost over 20 pounds and have moved back into fitting some of my old clothes again due to my constant routine exercises that I have been …show more content…
Research has shown that 66% of Americans are overweight and obese. The target group of this study is college students, and the results were most college students exercise as a mean to better their health and maintain their fitness. On average, a student who exercises spends about 220 min. a week exercising. The barrier that prevent them from exercising is simply the most common answer given, “no time to exercise.” I was part of the general population of students who find it hard to exercise due to school and work schedule. School and work are common stressors in a college student’s life. However, exercising does promote good health and will help a person feel more relieved of the stress it goes through. The more exercising a student does, the better they feel after, mentally and physically. Time is a factor, but you can always find time to fit exercising into your