Physical Activity
Improve quality of life
Important to meet the PA guideline set out for different age groups
Adults need at least
150min of moderate PA
a week
Youth need 1 hour a day of PA
The more active an individual is a child they
will be as active as they are as adults.
will improve their
quality of life they live
and reduce many chances
or serious disease and health
issues
Youths brain especially their frontal
nervous system is still developing
so exercising has more of an
impact on them. Hence why its Important
for them to exercise
Adults are much more happier
study showed that depressed adults
that exercise regularly improve
as much as those with anti-depressant drugs
Body Health
Helps with weight maintaining which would also then
help with reducing health risks such as obesity, heart disease, cancer etc..
Build muscular strength, muscular and Cardiovascular endurance
Helps prevent/manage disabilities and injuries
Prevents/management of chronic diseases
Helps defend against brain aging
Helps defend against Alzheimer's disease
Can reduce heart disease chances by half if
you exercise regularly (1hour a week of activity/or
walking for more than 10-15min a day.
Reduce chances of getting high blood pressure
Strengthens the heart and reduce risk of
cholesterol, heart attack
Reduces many health risks
Heart health improved
Social Settings
Healthy Habits
Having a family that prioritizes PA will raise
children and influence them to be active and
live a life full of PA which is a good thing.
Overall encourage children and all individuals
to take an active role in their health and live a life of
good quality
Confident
Aren't full of as much of aggression
more self control
Have more of a sense of how they react and make decisions
More self confidence in a social setting
Helps make friends
Better with interpersonal relationships
Improved cognitive function
Improve brain function
Academically does better when they are active
Are able to be more focused and able to grasp what they are learning
Does not mean they become smarter it overall improves academic performance.
Mental Health
Enhances mood
Due to pandemic Children and even adults are not meeting their physical activity guideline which is having an impact on there mental and physicals health
Feel More Energetic and have more
energy within you mentally and physically
This allows you to do accomplish more throughout the day
and helps release uneasy emotions
Are able to better
navigate emotions especially negative emotions
Helps to feel more confident
increasing self-esteem
Helps with coping with stress
With the release of endorphins
after exercising it can help with
mental stress
Helps with anxiety as being
physically active it will help
release tension or stress
Serotonin is released from exercising
which is a body chemical that improves mood
feel good and are happy
Endorphins are released which help
improve memory
Mental Performance
Improved mental focus
for 2-3 hours after PA
Improves memory
Sharpens focus
