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Health knowledge made personal
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Health knowledge made personal
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Three factors. Physics, chemistry and purpose.
A body at rest tends to remain at rest while a body in motion tends to remain in motion. It is Newton's First Law or the Law of Inertia.
There are a variety of chemical reactions that occur in the body as a result of large muscle activity. It is common for some mental health practitioners to advocate large muscles activity to their patients suffering from depression. I presume it is this very chemical reaction that mandates such advice - though I do not know the nuances.
Additionally the lymphatic system, which is the only system in the body without it's own pump (respiratory-lungs; circulatory-heart etcetera) relies on movement of the body in order to get things going.
I don't think exercise inherently gives energy. It is part of an equation, yes. Think, for example, if you were fasting and thus not taking in any fuel to burn. The more energy you used the less you would have - baring survival behaviors which are inherent.
So it it more may be more accurate to say that exercise, in conjunction with other factors (proper nutrition and sleep) can energize the body.
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Posted by C.L. R.
Alright, this is big news - I finally went out there and tried the Bikram yoga! I've been scared of it for quite some time but I figured it was time to buck up and sweat it out - this decision was made after I was stuck with a cold that I couldn't shake for like, two weeks.
The first class was really hard. I was scared of having a heat stroke or something and really made a concerted effort to take it as easy as possible and drink as much water as possible. For the second class, I went for it.
Here's what's amazing - the day after the second class, I was bouncing off the walls.I wasn't sore and I had so much energy. Can someone please explain to me, once and for all, why exercising gives energy instead of using it? This is a part of science that baffles me!