If you feel physically fit, chances are you are also mentally fit. You feel good about yourself and the world around you. You're confident about today and look forward to tomorrow. Your physical fitness has a direct bearing on how you look at life. What follows are some ideas about keeping in shape, reasons why you should, and some suggestions about physical activities for special groups of people.
Exercise is a key factor in keeping fit-physically and mentally.
There is a positive relationship between exercise, health, and fitness. Regular, sensibly vigorous physical activity, for example, is a valuable tool in preventing or controlling obesity, and heart, lung, and circulatory system diseases. Inactivity, on the other hand, can actually contribute to the risk of developing these ailments. Making sure that you have a sensible balance of physical activity suitable to your age and capability is a good way to stay mentally healthy. Mental health experts say that appropriate exercise can help relieve emotional stress-anger, tension, hostility, and aggression.