People Today Need To Exercise

Yes, I agree with the author’s reasons as to why people want to exercise. We humans have always led active lifestyles; at least until the past century or so. Over the past century, there have been many technological breakthroughs and advancements that have impacted the world in proportions that are unimaginable. An example would be the invention of machines such as the computer. The computer, though has enabled the world to run more efficiently, has cased people to become more lazy. With the world at their fingertips, people now use the computer to do everything possible.

Therefore, people find less need to move about due to such technology and are living very much sedentary lifestyles. This sudden change in lifestyle is too drastic for the human body to adapt to. This results in problems in the form of diseases such as coronary heart disease and obesity. Moreover, people believe that there are instant cures and solutions for these diseases but fail to realize that their lifestyle is the root to all their problems and that prevention through an active lifestyle is the best root to a healthy life. Thus, to reduce such problems, people need to exercise to keep themselves fit.

There are also other reasons I feel for the need for people to exercise. People of today live in a very competitive and a stressful environment. They spend a great amount of time stuck in their offices with their eyes glued to their papers and computers and continue their ordeal at home. Thus, many people get stressed up and tensed. Exercise can be a very good stress reliever. By doing exercise, not only do they get to stretch their tensed up muscles but the exercise also helps to release endorphins which are natural stress relievers. This can help them better deal with the stress they experience. In fact, it was found that patients with major depression randomized to an exercise group had declines in depression equal to those of a group that received antidepressants. Moreover, the exercisers were less likely than the medication group to relapse six months after treatment, and patients who maintained exercise during follow-up were 50 percent less likely to become depressed than those who did not exercise.