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Explain about exercises?

Exercise is a physical activity that is planned, structured to improve physical fitness, overall health and wellness. Exercise helps to lose weight and decrease the risk of diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity. Exercise is useful in control depression levels, heart diseases and osteoporosis. Exercise can manage energy levels and improves mood. Exercise is done for various reasons like strengthening muscles, cardiovascular system, diabetes and obesity. By exercising daily we can lead an active life which makes our heart healthier and stronger.

Here are some simple and easy exercises which we can do to keep our body fit and healthy are

Walking
Swimming
Push ups
Squats
Crunches
Yoga
Chinese martial arts
lunges

Different types of exercise for maintaining good health :

There are four types of exercises. Each type of exercise is important in its own way, and doing all four types is the way to maximize your fitness. Four types of exercise are

Aerobic exercise
Strength exercise
Balance exercise
Flexibility exercise.

Aerobic exercises like brisk walking. Jogging, dancing and swimming increase your breathing and heart rate. They keep heart, lungs and circulatory system healthy and control disease like, type 2 diabetes, high Bp and may even lower the risk of cancer. This exercise helps to carry out your everyday activities easily.
Strength exercises like weight lifting and using your own body weight makes muscle strong. These exercises are called strength training or resistance training.
Balance exercises like standing in one foot, heel to toe walk and Chinese martial arts help control the problem in elder people. It improves your ability to control and stabilize your body’s position. These exercises are helpful for everyone including people who gained weight and pregnant women.
Flexibility exercises like shoulder stretch; upper arm stretch, calf stretch and yoga stretch your muscles and improve your range of motion at your joints. They improve flexibility and reduce risk of injury during other activities.
Practicing any one type of exercise is not useful for overall health. One should include all four types of exercises in their workouts, or can combine exercises together like doing strength and balance exercises together.

Benefits of exercises :

Regular exercise is important for happy and healthy lifestyle. Everyone from children to elder people gets benefited from exercise. Exercise boosts mood and wellbeing. Some important benefits of exercise are

Controls weight
Reduce risk of heart diseases, cancers and diabetes
Avoids constipation and heals digestion problems
Controls stress levels, depression and improve mood and overall wellbeing
Improves physical strength and fitness
Boost happiness levels
Helps children maintain healthy weight and height
Keeps muscles, bones and joints strong
Keep our brain healthy and improve memory
Prevents osteoporosis
Promotes better sleep
Increase strength and flexibility
Increase self confidence and improves performance at work
Gives fresh and glowing skin.

Eggs are laid by female animals of several species like birds, reptiles, mammals and fish. Eggs are common food source of human for thousands of years and are consumed widely across the world. Eggs consist of albumen (egg white), vitellus (egg yolk) and egg shell. Outside shell of the egg is hard and protective covering; it is made of calcium carbonate. The shell is a semi permeable membrane, air and moisture can pass through its pores and has a thin coating which keeps away bacteria and dust. Chicken eggs are mostly preferred and consumed. Other than chicken eggs, duck, quail and caviar eggs are also used for consumption and they differ in size and flavour. Eggs are most versatile ingredients used in cooking different varieties like dishes, baking, ice creams and sauces. Eggs are also used widely in making beauty products like soaps, shampoo, conditioner and facials. Eggs contain lots of nutrition’s and are good for health.

Is Eggs Safe in Summer ?

There are some people, who avoid eating eggs during summer as they are hot in nature and increase risk of indigestion, but experts say it is a misconception. Eggs contain high amount of vitamins and minerals. When protein rich food is consumed our body produce more heat to digest food, eggs keep our energy levels high and control weakness in summer. Eggs are high in nutrients they help to maintain the fluid levels in the body, however excessive intake of eggs can increase the risk of indigestion. It is good to include seasonal foods like cucumber, melons and grapes in diet along with eggs to avoid heat and keep our body cool and hydrated. Eggs are healthy food for all ages from children to elder people.

Nutrition Facts of Eggs :

Eggs are powerhouses of proteins, vitamins and minerals which are important for healthy diet. Eggs contain vitamins like Vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin E and folate, which is useful to improve immune system, keeps nervous system and muscles healthy.
They contain minerals like iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, selenium and sodium. Eggs also contain choline, biotin, lutein, folic acid and omega 3 fatty acids. Eggs are high in proteins, which are useful for skin, muscle, tissues and producing hormones.

Benefits of Egg Eating :

Here is the list of health benefits of eggs
Control the risk of heart diseases– Eggs raise HDL (good cholesterol) and lower the risk of coronary heart diseases. Eggs contain Omega 3 fatty acids which protects our heart.
Improves eye health– Lutein and zeaxanthin are two antioxidants present in eggs control the risk of eye problems like macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts.
Helps to lose weight– Eggs contain low carbohydrates. Eggs make our body feel full and control calorie intake. Eggs contain lutein which improves person’s physical activity level.
Good for liver and brain health– Eggs contain choline, it is a nutrient that helps to improve liver function and also important in brain development in the foetus.
Eggs are also good for healthy skin, hair and nails. Eggs protect our bones, improves muscle development, control the risk of migraine and risk of type 2 diabetes.