Exercise
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The word exercise can mean:
- Things to do to try to learn something.
- Moving the body to make it stronger or better at doing something. This is called physical exercise.
[change] Physical exercise
People do physical exercise to get strong and healthy or stay strong and healthy. There are three types of exercise:
- Flexibility exercises help the body be able to reach farther and bend better.
- Aerobic exercises help the body work hard for a long time.
- Anaerobic exercise, like lifting weights, make the arms and legs stronger.
Exercise can be an important part of physical therapy, weight loss, or sports performance.
Exercise can be fun, but it is important for the exercisor to do what he likes and eat enough calories, so when he exercises he is building up muscles, not just breaking them down for fuel. Carbohydrates are muscle-sparing; and if one does not get enough calories overall, there is the risk of burning muscles up with the fat to make up the deficit.
[change] Exercise benefits
Regular exercise has been shown to help high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and depression, among others.
[change] Types of physical exercise
