This year National Fitness Day has the strap line; ‘Exercise Unites Us’, feels very fitting with all that has been happening over the last few months. But it’s true: exercise can bring us together,: can be a fun thing to do with your friends and family: and can also help you meet new friends.
Last year the school nurses had a great time coming to some of your schools and promoting the importance of exercise,.Well done if you were one of the lucky ones that won a prize. This year due to Covid we are unable to come and see you, but here are some examples of what exercise means to you from last year.
Exercise is fun and a great way to spend time with people, but more than this EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR US!
Exercise has so many health benefits, both physically and emotionally, do you know what they are?
Do you know what exercise you need to do to get these benefits?
Physical Benefits:
- Develop healthy musculoskeletal tissues (i.e. bones, muscles and joints);
- Develop a healthy cardiovascular system (i.e. heart and lungs);
- Develop coordination and movement control
- Maintain a healthy body weight. For more information visit the healthy lifestyle pages
Mental Health Benefits:
- Helps you control symptoms of anxiety and depression. For more information visit our emotional health pages
- Helps you to be social by providing opportunities for self-expression, building self-confidence and social interaction by joining clubs and groups.
- It has also been suggested that physically active young people are more likely to lead a healthy lifestyle and not take up things like smoking and alcohol.
- It can also help you to achieve more at school by helping you focus and concentrate. The picture below shows the brain scan of students that had 20 minutes exercise before an exam compared to those that didn’t. You can see that the brain of the people that moved around is working better than the others that didn’t move
The last few months have been very difficult for everyone in different ways. Over the next few months getting used to our ‘new normal’ may also be challenging.
With all the physical and emotional benefits that exercise can bring now is a great time to start. It gives you some time away from everything that is going on. Whatever sport you chose, have fun, enjoy and be kind to yourself.
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