Sports and its health benefits

Sport is also an essential thing in our lives and beneficial for health, but modern society does not practice it much. According to Health Follower data, active living, with training spread throughout the week, is a routine that works for everyone.

Athletes don't just need to go to the gym to improve their scores. Ordinary people also need a minimum level of physical activity in order to improve their health.

On the one hand, as the Ministries of Health point out, this is due to the development of automation, including in domestic work, and the social consumption of manual labor, and on the other hand, the predominance of automated transport, the reduction of spaces, the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, and free play areas. For children, parental models and weight-related motor activity in school curricula.

However, decreased physical activity has an exponential impact on people's health.

The human body needs movement, and regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of disease and has positive effects on a person's mental health.

There are now many scientific studies that confirm the health benefits of exercise:

• Improves glucose tolerance and reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes;
• Prevents hypercholesterolemia and high blood pressure and reduces blood pressure and cholesterol levels;
• Reduces the risk of heart disease and various types of cancer, such as colon and breast;
• Reduces the risk of premature death, especially from heart attacks and other heart diseases;
• Prevents and reduces osteoporosis and the risk of fractures, as well as musculoskeletal disorders (such as back pain);
• Reduces symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression;
• Prevents, especially among children and young people, risky behaviors such as tobacco and alcohol abuse, unhealthy diets, and violent situations, promotes psychological well-being through the development of self-esteem and independence, and facilitates the management of anxiety and stressful situations;
• It leads to energy expenditure and reduces the risk of obesity;

Why avoid childcare

A sedentary lifestyle is the worst enemy of health and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. According to the World Health Organization, physical activity means “any effort exerted by the musculoskeletal system that results in a higher energy expenditure than under resting conditions.”

A broad definition that includes, in addition to sporting activities, simple daily movements. You don't need to be an athlete. Even minimal daily activity is enough to break a sedentary lifestyle and has benefits. Getting 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day is enough:

• Commuting by bike or on foot to work or shop, thus avoiding the car on every trip;
• A walk in the park;
• Prefer stairs to elevator;
• engaging in household chores;
• Think of small but useful tricks, such as getting off at the first stop if you are traveling by bus;

With regular physical activity, the heart becomes stronger and resistant to fatigue. Aerobic activity increases the body's demand for oxygen and the workload of the heart and lungs, making blood circulation more efficient. A trained heart pumps more blood without expending more energy: 10 fewer heartbeats per minute means 5,256,000 beats per year.

Sports and disability between treatment and rehabilitation

Exercising is an important deterrent to avoiding major diseases and maintaining fitness and health. However, sports also gain importance in cases of physical disability. Resuming movement and rehabilitation activities after trauma is essential to regain independence and return to a quality of life appropriate to the individual's condition.

Sport as a rehabilitation activity. As an incentive to “get up,” “to socialize,” “to gain confidence.”

There are many sports that can be practiced today even in cases of disability. From wheelchair basketball to seated volleyball, from sailing to skateboarding to handcycling. Assistance helps, on the one hand, to adapt the equipment and therapeutic courses, on the other hand, which are offered in rehabilitation centers as an organized activity.

Sport in the early rehabilitation phase performs a very important function: on the one hand, it is an additional motivation to return to everyday life, and on the other hand, it helps in developing remaining motor skills.

Measurable results have been recorded, with positive feedback on the ability of the sport to stimulate movements and the correct determination of their performance, in some cases with difficulty (or in longer times) than can be obtained through traditional exercises in the gym, in the various centers that exercise organized paths.

Sports in the rehabilitation phase depend on the fun method, which greatly motivates some patients, to the point that there are cases of people who, during a sporting activity, were able to perform movements that seemed impossible to them.

Sports specialization cannot be offered to all patients, each case is unique and must be evaluated on the basis of clinical circumstances, patient history, needs, and real potential for adaptation.

There is a lot of talk today about sports therapy, but we should not fall into clichés. This activity is a rehabilitative, motor, and cognitive activity. It does not train the Paralympic athlete, but it helps the patient manage his movement in the best possible way.

The patient tries in a protected environment, gradually reducing the accommodations, and then moves out, slowly, gradually, so that this discipline can be carried out every day, even when returning home.

Socialization is another essential component of sports therapy. The group itself is stimulating. The revitalization course that includes sports therapy is, in fact, a complex program, in which several professionals must participate: physiotherapist; Occupational therapist, treating physician; and psychologist.