The Importance Of Kinesiology

Kinesiology, which is defined as the study of human movement, is taking a bigger role in many universities just like Louisiana State University, as many people shift their focus to changing and taking care of their own bodies. In today’s modern world, many managers, workers, and students are seeking a healthier life in order to prevent and resist daily stress factors in school, work, and leisure time. Moreover, being physical active does not only help us succeed in everyday challenges, but it also improves our mood and increases our bodies overall fitness level, which can be important later in life. Gyms and other recreational environments are giving us every chance to stay in shape. The only problem is that many people do not know how to effectively …show more content…
While many people know that they are not in shape and should start working out, not all of them reach the point where they really start taking action and put a plan together to work out. Being too lazy to physically exercise may have multiple reasons such as lack of motivation, lack of time, lack of energy, or all of the above because we, as people, typically tend to prefer the more comfortable way. So why do scientists stress the importance of every individual to take action to exercise on a regular basis? The answer lies on the hand: If you want to live a long and healthy life, you have to take action and start working out today rather than tomorrow. Regular physical activity not only increases blood flow and oxygen levels in the brain (which is very helpful to whatever age group you may fall into), but it also increases the human’s mental functioning, a healthy immune response, and the ability to maintain a normal body weight. Students who work hard to keep up with the requirements of their individual departments, often forget that taking care of their body would help the overall alertness level and decrease the stress hormones in the body. While this seems optional and many students may ask what the purpose of it would be, studies have shown that the overall success of students participating in regular physical activities is much higher than …show more content…
You can argue about that question, but one thing is for sure: the fact that 60% of the American adults are considered overweight or obese (Hopson 214) should be alarming enough to realize that we should start changing something in our daily eating habits. As the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention states in a recent article, 30% or more of the people in states like Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Arkansas are obese. That means that one third of the respective population is considered obese by MBI-standards, which differentiates between overweight and obese. Food portions served 20 years ago and now are way different, as everything seems to get bigger and bigger. HUGE is the new trend, and Americans like the way they live, party and eat to the fullest. Although there is nothing wrong with eating something you enjoy, the problems are clearly explored: the individual surpasses the limit of caloric input that is good for his/her body and quickly lose track of a healthy food consumption. Not only did the obesity rise into the exorbitant, so did the portions: where we once ate a hamburger plus fries for a total of 600 calories, we now get served fries with 700 calories on its own. And there, is of course, a relation to why so many Americans die with heart disease; our food consumption makes us ill, really ill. As Dr. Michael Seipel, professor in the social work program at Brigham Young University